Deadline: 15 June 2020
The U.S. Embassy Moscow Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced funding is available through their Public Diplomacy Grants Program.
Purpose of Annual Program Statement (APS) Grants: PAS Moscow invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Russia through concrete demonstrations of cooperation between their two peoples. All grant proposals must convey an element of American history, culture, or shared values. Competitive proposals should support a priority program area (see below). Competitive proposals should also include a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased cooperation between the people of the United States and Russia even after the program has finished.
Priorities
Priority Program Areas:
- Concrete demonstrations of cooperation between American and Russian people in the area of space exploration, science and technology.
- Collaborative artistic and cultural programs that result in joint deliverables or performances.
- Grassroots expression and fiction and nonfiction storytelling through writing, art, and new media.
- City-to-city partnerships.
- American business values, including innovation, entrepreneurship, and the role of fair labor and judicial practices as a key to economic stability.
- Programs that support women and minority rights and programs that provide skills and tools for people with disabilities.
- University-to-university partnerships for Russian and American students to approach and solve problems of mutual interest to both countries, project based learning, and long-term student-to-student interaction.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for funding between $500 and $24,000 (the small grants program).
- Using the same application, applicants may also apply for funding up to $75,000 (the large grants program).
- Although the number of large grants awarded each year is extremely limited.
The following types of projects are not eligible for funding:
- Projects relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction projects;
- Projects that support specific religious activities;
- Fundraising campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or projects;
- Competitions where the prize is the only outcome of the program;
- Scientific research; or
- Projects that duplicate existing projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from the United States and Russia:
- Registered Russian or American not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience;
- Non-profit or governmental Russian or American educational institutions;
- Russian or American individuals, or
- U.S. and Russian governmental institutions.
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
- Cost Sharing or Matching
- Cost sharing (providing funding or goods/services in-kind) is encouraged but not required.
- Cost Sharing or Matching
How to Apply
Application forms must be submitted in English at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://ru.usembassy.gov/education-culture/cooperation-programs/annual-program-statement/