Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The U.S. Embassy Honduras Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out a program or project through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Priorities
PAS Honduras invites proposals that:
- Support inclusive and sustainable economic growth (priority: projects that revive the economy during and after the global pandemic, improve the business climate, or promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and equitable access to economic opportunities);
- Promote press freedom and counter disinformation (priority: programs that combat disinformation or promote press freedom, strengthen investigative journalism capacity, and improve transparency);
- Increase transparency, rule of law, and civic engagement (priority: projects that support anticorruption efforts, facilitate non-partisan democracy or voter education programming, or strengthen civil society);
- Empower underserved communities and promote respect for human rights (priority: projects that promote equal rights and opportunities for women, LGBTI+ individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous communities, and racial minorities, as well as implement civic education);
- Improve access to quality education, including English language learning (priority: projects that provide resources and skills in education technology and innovation to reach public school teachers/students, higher education professors/students, young professionals, or communities in key economic growth areas); and/or
- Develop climate resilience and food and water security (priority: projects that implement civic education on climate change mitigation or facilitate subject matter expert exchanges on agricultural innovation)
- Build long-term relationships between U.S. and Honduran higher education institutions.
- Note: All programs must include a clear connection to the United States, such as an American cultural element or participation of an American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s), in order to promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Funding Information
- Minimum for Each Award: $1,000.00
- Maximum for Each Award: $35,000.00
- Program Period of Performance: Priority will be given to projects that are completed in one year or less.
Eligible Projects
Examples of programs eligible for funding:
- Entrepreneurship programs targeting underserved audiences;
- Creative projects, such as artistic or cultural workshops, that advance one or more of the areas listed above and will have a lasting impact on the participants and/or the community;
- English language activities that advance priority program areas;
- Joint U.S. – Honduran virtual conferences or training programs that produce concrete results in priority program areas;
- Projects that showcase a U.S. model or curriculum to advance priority program areas, and
- Programs that engage journalists to promote press freedom and counter disinformation.
Ineligible Projects
Programs that are not eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
- Social welfare projects, acts of charity, or international development projects.
- Programs that primarily benefit only one or a few businesses or individuals;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
- Scientific research that does not include exchange of U.S. and Honduran researchers or students;
- Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship/support to individual or single party electoral campaigns;
- Political party activities;
- Exchange programs with countries other than the U.S. and Honduras;
- Exchanges focused on children under 16 years of age;
- Projects that support specific religious activities;
- Construction programs;
- Refreshments as the main purpose of the grant / Alcoholic Beverages;
- Vehicle Purchases;
- For-profit endeavors; or
- Fund-raising campaigns;
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section is particularly interested in projects that support creating opportunities that allow Hondurans to build their futures in Honduras.
- Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate the long-term sustainability of the project, in-kind and/or in-cash financial commitments from other funding sources, and impact evaluation components.
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from the U.S. and Honduran:
- Individuals;
- Registered nonprofit organizations; and
- Public and private educational and cultural institutions.
- For-profit or commercial entities and government institutions (other than educational and cultural institutions) are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Honduras.