Deadline: 30 June 2020
The U.S. Embassy Antananarivo Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Antananarivo awards a limited number of grants to individuals, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to support exchange between the U.S. and Madagascar or the Comoros with the aim of improving mutual respect and understanding. PAS will only consider programs that have an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
The PAS Small Grants Program supports projects that:
- Improve and expand English language learning through curriculum development, teacher training, developing partnerships with U.S. education institutions, promoting U.S. culture and values.
- Advancing good governance, democratic institutions including accountability and human rights in Madagascar/Comoros through the promotion of enhanced and educated civic participation, particularly of youth and women, the promotion of voters’ education, the promotion of a free and responsible press, the advocacy for women’s rights, etc.
- Increase public support for U.S.-Malagasy/U.S.-Comorian cooperation in women and girls’ education, in youth empowerment, and in business, entrepreneurship, and sustainable economic and commercial growth.
- Deepen cultural ties and understanding between the United States and Madagascar/the Comoros.
- Improve sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation through environmental awareness programs.
Activities that are not funded under this program include, but are not limited to:
- Social welfare projects;
- Individual travel to conferences;
- Construction projects;
- Completion activities for projects begun with other funds;
- 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; and
- Projects that support specific religious activities.
Funding Information
- Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative agreement or Grant (Fixed Amount Award). Cooperative agreements differ from grants in that PAS takes active involvement in the proposal’s overall execution.
- Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: $25,000
- Project and Budget Periods: Grant projects generally must be completed in one year or less. PAS will entertain applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the initial budget period on a non-competitive basis subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the program, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the U.S. Department of State.
- Applicants should consider their budgets carefully and submit a budget commensurate with their project goals. While PAS will consider proposals up to $25,000, projects that are smaller in scope are more likely to be considered. Funding levels average from $5,000-$15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
PAS encourages applications from organizations located in Madagascar, the Comoros, the United States, or abroad:
- Individuals
- Registered not-for-profit think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
- Non-profit educational institutions
Applicants are encouraged, but not mandated, to include cost-sharing elements from additional sources in support of their proposals.
For more information, visit https://mg.usembassy.gov/pas-small-grants-program/