Deadline: 20-Jul-21
The Office of Public Diplomacy manages the U.S. Embassy in Brussels grants program, which is designed to assist non-profit, cultural, and educational organizations in implementing programs that advance U.S.-Belgian ties.
Priority Areas
Their current priority program areas are:
- Programs that demonstrate active partnership between the United States and Belgium to address new and evolving security challenges;
- Programs that highlight U.S.-Belgian cooperation that counters/prevents terrorism, extremism, transnational crime, and polarization;
- Programs that strengthen the Transatlantic economic ties between Belgians and Americans and boost socio-economic well-being;
- Innovative educational, cultural, and professional development programs likely to constitute a sustainable, long-term investment in U.S.-Belgian ties; and
- Programs that have a national reach and impact by linking likeminded organizations across linguistic and regional divides.
They welcome applications for programs that reach out to:
- Academic institutions;
- Business leaders and entrepreneurs
- Community leaders;
- Cultural institutions;
- Journalists, media organizations;
- Social and new media users;
- U.S. and Belgian thought leaders;
- Women and youth from underserved communities; and
- Youth.
Grants may be requested for a range of activities, including (but not limited to):
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
- Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
- Entrepreneurship and innovation in technological or other fields
- Grassroots programs that counter the influences of violent extremism;
- Media co-ops and press outreach;
- Professional and academic projects;
- Sports-related programming; and
- Youth leadership programs, especially for underserved communities.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $100000
- Award Floor: $0
Eligible Applicants
Individuals
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330795