Deadline: 19 April 2018
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy Lima is currently inviting all eligible organizations and individuals to submit proposals for a program entitled “Transparency and Anti-Corruption for youth”.
This project will support the U.S. government’s commitment to transparency, ethics, and accountability, and will train or create awareness among participants on methods that the government, the private sector, civil society, and the media can use to effectively prevent and combat corruption, encourage ethical leadership and transparency, and ensure accountability and responsibility to the public.
Objectives
This project will enable participants to fully understand how transparent and accountable institutions contribute to healthy democracies. Potential projects could:
- Provide opportunities for youth to learn best practices and effective models from institutions related to civil society, grassroots democracy, good governance, open government, anti-corruption, transparency, accountability, press freedom, and/or fair elections.
- Link youth with community mentors to explore ethics and accountability.
- Address international efforts to strengthen ethical leadership in governments and businesses at both local and regional levels.
- Enhance skills and provide tools to train emerging leaders to assume active roles and increase their level of engagement and volunteerism
- Promote a network of leaders and organizations in the United States and Peru committed to identifying solutions for the well-being of communities.
- Explore the role of technology and media to support corporate and public accountability and transparency.
Grant Information
- The floor for the base period is set at $10,000.
- The ceiling for the base period is set at $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This project will be funded by FY2018 Public Diplomacy Funding and authorized by either the Smith-Mundt Act or the Fulbright-Hays Act, and is subject to statutory limitations of such funding.
- Organizations or individuals located in Peru or U.S. parent organizations with subsidiary organizations located in Peru are encouraged to apply.
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations may sub-award/contract with other entities, but only one entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-awarding/contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
How to Apply
All application materials may be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy Lima.