Deadline: 14-Apr-23
The U.S. Embassy in Australia announces an open funding competition for organizations and individuals to carry out programs that strengthen support for the U.S.-Australia alliance, foster the economic partnership, enhance efforts to fight climate change, and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Applications should include an U.S.element or connection with an American expert, organization, or institution.
Priority Program Areas
- U.S.-Australia Alliance: Activities that promote the values that underpin the U.S.-Australia partnership, including but not limited to democracy, human rights, rule of law, freedom of speech, LGBTQI+ rights, gender equality, and diversity.
- Economic Partnership: Activities that support U.S.-Australia partnerships in areas including, but not limited to, space exploration, critical minerals, emerging technology, entrepreneurship, women’s economic empowerment, and higher education exchange. Activities that build the capacity of the United States and Australia to partner in these areas.
- Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Activities that advance U.S. and Australian efforts to increase security, prosperity, good governance, and human capital and counter disinformation and malign activity in the Indo-Pacific region.
- Climate Change: Activities that enhance efforts to fight climate change, promote environmental preservation, and support innovation to increase climate action and resilience.
- Audience: All applications must identify the target audience of the program and estimate audience reach through direct contact, and if possible, through indirect contact via social or traditional media.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: Multiple
- Award amounts: Subject to availability
- Total available funding: Subject to availability
- Type of Funding: FY23 Public Diplomacy Funding
- Anticipated program start date: Flexible
Content of Application
- Please ensure:
- The proposal clearly addresses the goals and objectives of this funding opportunity
- All documents are in English
- All budgets are in U.S. dollars
- All pages are numbered
- All documents are formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper, and
- All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.
For more information, visit https://au.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants-programs/annual-program-statement/