Deadline: 1-Apr-23
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy of the United States of America to Mauritius and Seychelles has announced a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program that strengthen and build relationships between the U.S. and Mauritius or Seychelles through activities that highlight shared values, goals and cooperation.
Priority & Areas
- The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program is most interested in projects related to:
- A free and open Indo-Pacific, encourage good governance and transparency, strengthen civil society or democratic institutions.
- Youth and women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM programs
- Sustained economic growth, trade, and investment (this may include programs on entrepreneurship, capacity-building, business incubators, and opportunities to convene investors with businesses).
- Promoting civic education and youth participation in civics, democratic processes, volunteerism, and community service.
- Build media capacity, counter disinformation, or support investigative journalism.
- Respect for underserved and underrepresented individuals, empower marginalized and disadvantaged communities, encourage social inclusion, access to resources, and fundamental human rights for all.
- Joint academic research in partnership with U.S. universities or organizations to accelerate responses and adaptation to climate change
- English language promotion that uses innovative techniques, tools, and U.S. materials for classroom teaching and learning.
- Promoting the themes above through sports or arts.
Funding Information
- Total Amount Available: $ 75,000
- Minimum for Each Award: $ 3,000
- Maximum for Each Award: $ 24,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 5
Audience
Programs may be geared to a variety of audiences, depending on the topic. PAS Port Louis’ intended target audiences are youth (above age 14) and adults in Mauritius and Seychelles. Proposals will be evaluated on a well-reasoned strategy for the intended audience, as well as appropriate inclusivity, whether based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S., Mauritian or Seychellois:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Individuals
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
- Other Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337966