Deadline: 30 July 2020
The U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Purpose of Small Grants
PAS Kuala Lumpur invites proposals for programs that further U.S. government objectives and promote bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding between the U.S. and Malaysia. All programs must include a substantive American element, such as connections with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will result in increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:
- Subject-matter experts, academic lectures, seminars and speaker programs;
- Education and cultural programs, workshops, exhibitions and clinics;
- Professional and academic exchanges and programs;
Priority Program Areas
- Promotion of regional security cooperation, including countering violent extremism, cybersecurity, and transnational threats.
- Fostering shared interests in good governance and rule of law, including strengthening civil society media freedom, human rights, and media literacy.
- Advancing U.S. and Malaysian prosperity through advancing and deepening their bilateral economic and commercial partnership. Program could focus on topics such as trade and investment issues, women/youth empowerment and technology/innovation.
- Programs that advance mutual understanding of policies, values and perspectives.
Award Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $125,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Malaysia:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
- Individuals
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
The following types of programs are not eligible for funding through this announcement:
- Requests with no connection to Malaysia;
- Programs that do not contain a substantive U.S. component;
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction programs;
- Programs that support specific religious activities;
- Fund-raising campaigns;
- Individual, academic, or scientific research;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; or
- Programs for individual personal enrichment
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=323836