U.S. Embassy in Fiji Announces Public Diplomacy Small Grant Program

Deadline: 31-Dec-21

The Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy Suva considers small grant requests on a quarterly basis (pending funding availability). The grant proposals must benefit Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, or Tuvalu and address one of the Public Diplomacy Initiatives or Embassy Goals.

• Foster media contacts and professional development
• Expand STEAM and educational opportunities for youth to meet the needs of a 21st century workforce
• Promote sustainable economic development and women’s economic participation
• Develop partnerships and tools to encourage healthy and resilient populations through lifestyle choices.

• Bolster U.S. security and regional security, as well as protect U.S. citizens
• Foster a free and open Indo-Pacific region by promoting a rules-based order, both bilaterally and multilaterally, by supporting responsive, democratic governance, strong civil society and an independent media
• Promote sustained economic prosperity driven by open-market economic policies and high-standard investment; increased connectivity; improved natural resource management; and free, fair, and reciprocal trading relationships
• U.S. commitment to the region is reinforced through efforts to improve human development, island states’ resiliency to natural disasters and access climate change financing, and build regional maritime security partnerships.

• As this is a small grant program the typical approved proposals range from US$5,000-$15,000.

• Commercial proposals
• Proposals over $15,000 unless they are particularly strong from a previously successful grantee
• Proposals that do not benefit communities in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga or Tuvalu
• Proposals that do not address embassy or public diplomacy goals.

For more information, visit https://fj.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants/