Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The U.S. Mission to South Africa, Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its 2022 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Purpose of Small Grants
PAS Mission South Africa invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and South Africa through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program projects include, but are not limited to:
- Academic or professional speaker projects involving an American speaker, either in person or virtual or a combination (hybrid);
- Artistic and cultural projects, joint performances or exhibitions involving the work of American artists or American subject matter;
- Educational exchanges involving travel by South Africans in the United States or Americans in South Africa;
- Projects that expand PAS American Corners and American Spaces activities;
- Projects that strengthen the relationship between American and South African organizations or institutions and their respective target audiences;
- Projects developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S.-government sponsored educational or professional exchange program.
Priority Areas
- Projects that promote higher education linkages between the United States and South Africa, particularly connections in the South African technical, vocational, and training sectors;
- Projects that address women’s and youth economic empowerment, including but not limited to projects that reduce barriers to participation in the economy for disadvantaged groups as well as combat or prevent gender-based violence;
- Projects that advance pluralism & social inclusion & shared history, including projects that examine shared histories between the United States and South Africa;
- Projects that support U.S. principles and methodologies for promoting free and fair media, including combatting misinformation, among media organizations that operate at the community level in South Africa.
- Projects that support efforts to counter climate change or promote green technology.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $300,000
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $25,000
- Length of performance period: 12 to 18 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 12 awards (dependent on amounts)
Eligibility Criteria
The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from South Africa:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336626