Deadline: 29 May 2020
The Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is seeking proposals to strengthen ties between the United States and Brazil through cultural, exchange, and education programs that highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation.
Priority Areas
- Citizen Security: Programs that address issues of combating and dismantling transnational criminal networks, law enforcement and civil society cooperation to fight crime and corruption, and exchanges that promote security cooperation and U.S. citizen security.
- Economic Growth: Programs related to bilateral trade, investment, economic integration, entrepreneurship, innovation, intellectual property rights, and women’s and girls’ empowerment.
- Democratic Values: Programs that strengthen civil society and promote human rights, diversity, inclusion, rule of law, freedom of the press, and other democratic values.
- English Language Learning and Teaching: Programs that promote teacher training in areas related to English teaching or that enhance English learning among specific audiences
- Innovation and Enterepreneurship: Programs that aim to build capacity in both areas, and focus on inclusion of underrepresented demographics, such as women, and Afro-Brazilians.
Activities that may be funded include, but are not limited to:
- English language programs;
- Youth community service projects that promote democratic processes, civil engagement, media literacy, or encourage volunteerism;
- Programs that teach entrepreneurship and promote social and economic inclusion for underserved communities;
- Programs that strengthen the bilateral educational and research relationship between the United States and Brazil;
- Projects that strengthen capacity of local organizations
Activities that are not typically funded include, but are not limited to:
- Social welfare projects;
- Paying to complete activities begun with other funds;
- Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship or support of individual or single party electoral campaigns;
- International travel, unless specifically justified within the project;
- Citizen exchange programs with other foreign countries;
- Political party activities;
- Construction;
- Projects that support specific religious activities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding (including both application deadlines): US$30,000
- Floor of Individual Award Amounts: US$5,000
- Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: US$20,000
- Project and Budget Periods: Proposed projects should cover a period of no more than 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro encourages applications from committed and organized civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and individuals.
- For-profit, commercial firms, employees of the U.S. Consulate General, and family members of employees are not eligible to apply.
- The U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro encourages applicants to provide cost-sharing from additional sources in support of the project. The Public Affairs Section also encourages projects that use highly skilled volunteers as an element of cost-sharing. Applications should explain clearly other likely sources of funding and how volunteers will be used.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325080