U.S. Embassy in Slovakia Inviting NGOs for Small Grants Program

Deadline: 30-Apr-22

The U.S. Embassy Bratislava 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.

PAS Bratislava invites proposals for programs that strengthen societal and cultural ties between the US and Slovakia through programming that highlights shared values ????and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs should include a clear American component – a collaboration with American people, expert/s, organization/s, and or institution/s that will promote increased US-Slovak ties and mutual understanding.

Priorities

Supporting Slovakia’s transatlantic orientation by addressing hybrid threats, including disinformation and cyber security.
Supporting Slovakia’s capacity to uphold rule of law anti-corruption efforts and increased transparency.
Strengthening independent media and journalism and helping to foster critical thinking.
Promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and entrepreneurship through partnership with the US, including innovative approaches to technology.
Contributing to Slovakia’s efforts to support human rights and foster a culture of tolerance and inclusion of minorities.
Encouraging women’s empowerment.
Promoting cross-cultural understanding and supporting highly specialized English language learning in Slovakia.

Funding Information

Total available funding for US fiscal year 2022: approx. $400,000.00
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $1,000.00 to a maximum of $24,999.00. However, in exceptional cases and upon prior consent of PAS, awards up to USD 150,000.00 might be considered
Number of awards anticipated: 30 awards (dependent on amounts)
Length of performance period: generally, up to 12 months, but no more than 24 months from the proposed project start date. The proposed project start date must be reasonably close to the submission date of the application (generally within 6 months)
Type of Funding: Fiscal Year 2022 Public Diplomacy Funding.

Participants and Audiences

The foundation seek proposals for geographically and demographically diverse audiences within Slovakia.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from US and Slovakia (exceptionally, if justified, also from third countries with a clear link to the US and/or Slovakia):
Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations.
- Individuals.
- Non-profit or governmental educational or cultural institutions.
- Government institutions.