Deadline: 30-Jul-21
U.S. Embassy Singapore is pleased to announce funding opportunities through its Public Affairs Section (PAS) to support activities and exchanges linking the United States and Singapore with the aim of strengthening the bilateral relationship and people-to-people connections.
Purpose
To support organizations or individuals that engage Singaporeans in activities that strengthen ties between the United States and Singapore or the region. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American experts, organizations, or institutions in fields that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, perspectives, or values.
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
- Artistic and cultural workshops or performances;
- Professional and academic enrichment or development activities; or
- Other programs that build people-to-people connections between Americans and Singaporeans.
U.S. Embassy Singapore welcomes proposals that utilize digital platforms or other technological innovations that eliminate in-person programs, or support in-person programs that abide by Singapore’s current rules regarding events and gatherings. While applicants are invited to submit proposals with in-person components, we encourage applicants to consider digital delivery components in support of engaging broader audiences when appropriate.
Thematic Priorities
U.S. Embassy Singapore small grants fund programs that:
- Support entrepreneurship, innovation, and increased economic opportunities;
- Address transnational threats including disinformation and other cybercrimes;
- Advance awareness of safety and security cooperation between the U.S. and Singapore and its importance to the region;
- Support open, inclusive, and diverse societies;
- Promote the U.S. higher education system; or
- Create understanding about U.S. policies, culture, and shared values.
Funding Information
- Funding: This notice is subject to availability of funding.
- Award amounts: Typically, award amounts vary between $1,000 USD and $25,000 USD, but exceptions are possible if the budget is commensurate with the project goals.
- Anticipated program start date: Awards fund future programs only, not programs that occurred in the past or are already in progress. Programs must commence before September 30, 2021.
Participants and Audiences
Programs must engage Singaporeans. Applicants should identify a clear target audience and estimate the expected reach through both direct and indirect contact (i.e. social or traditional media, follow-on activities, etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from the United States and Singapore:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
- Public entities (e.g. schools or governmental agencies)
- Individuals
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. Applicants with Active Exclusions in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) are also not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://sg.usembassy.gov/education-culture/embassy-small-grant-programs/