Deadline: 2 January 2020
The U.S. Embassy Athens Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced that funding is available through Public Diplomacy Grants Program in fiscal year 2020 (October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020).
PAS Athens invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Greece through concrete demonstrations of cooperation between two peoples. All grant proposals must convey an element of American history, culture, or shared values.
Funding Information
Awards may range from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $60,000.
Priorities
The Public Affairs Section is focused on bilateral priorities in the form of programs, exchanges and media opportunities that:
- Demonstrate active partnership and dialogue between the U.S. and Greece to support regional peace and stability, promote cooperation in areas such as security, defense, law enforcement and energy, and counter malign influence and disinformation;
- Strengthen and expand collaboration between U.S. and Greek higher education institutions, expand outreach and engagement with Greek academics and students, and share educational best practices, including in English language education;
- Promote mutual understanding and shared democratic values in areas including education, arts & culture, and STEM;
- Introduce U.S. best practices and perspectives to empower young leaders, offer capacity building for civil society, and support socio-economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized populations, including ethnic minorities, migrants and refugees, and LGBTQI individuals;
- Support bilateral economic cooperation, trade and investment, and initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, innovation and digital skills, employability, women’s empowerment, research-to-market best practices, and development in the creative industries.
Ineligible Projects
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 Greece:
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- Registered public or private non-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil;
- Society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience;
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
- Greek or American individuals, or;
- Governmental institutions.
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
Eligible Countries: Greece, United States.
For more information, visit https://gr.usembassy.gov/education-culture/cooperation-programs/