Deadline: 31-Aug-20
U.S. Embassy Bratislava, Public Affairs Section (PAS), has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to train and mentor national/local government officials and civil society community leaders in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic on best practices for preventing and countering racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism.
- organize a two-day workshop in spring 2021 (or thereafter) with the participation of 4 US speakers;
- organize pre- and post-workshop webinar discussions with workshop participants (two total);
- issue and monitor two small grants of approximately $3,750 each ($7,500 total) which will be awarded to conference participants from the Slovak Republic to conduct awareness raising campaigns/counter-messaging on racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism;
- facilitate a post-workshop visit of four days/three nights by Strong Cities Network staff to the Slovak Republic;
- facilitate round-trip international airfare for up to 10 workshop participants from the Slovak Republic to visit the United States in fall 2021 (or thereafter) on a State Department exchange; and
- provide guidance to local and national government officials in the Slovak Republic on addressing violent extremist messaging online.
The awardee will be asked to arrange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which manages the Strong Cities Network, to work with them as a sub-awardee to organize the conference and follow-on activities (budget estimate: $18,000).
- Raise awareness among local and national government officials and community leaders about the spread of hateful and intolerant ideologies by racially/ethnically motivated violent extremists, including via propaganda imported from third countries.
- Encourage local government officials to work with community leaders and national government officials to actively counter hateful and intolerant ideologies.
- Encourage local government officials to share best practices and lessons learned on countering racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism with counterparts from third countries, including via the Strong Cities Network.
- Total available funding: $100,000
- Length of performance period: 15 months
- Anticipated program start date: October 1, 2020
Priority Region: Slovak Republic, Czech Republic
Participants and Audiences: national/local officials and community leaders
- Not-for-profit organizations registered in Slovakia, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
For more information, visit https://sk.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-bratislava-pas-countering-extremism-program/