Deadline: 31-Jan-25
The U.S. Embassy Singapore Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the Annual Program Statement of the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
This Annual Program Statement outlines the funding priorities, the strategic themes they focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.
Priority Areas
- U.S. Embassy Singapore Small Grants fund programs that:
- Support entrepreneurship, innovation, and increased economic opportunities;
- Address transnational threats including disinformation and other cybercrimes;
- Advance awareness of safety and security, health, and environmental cooperation between the United States and Singapore and its importance to the region;
- Promote the U.S. higher education system;
- Support open, inclusive, and diverse societies;
- Create understanding about U.S. policies, culture, and shared values;
- Promote media literacy and journalism capacity; or
- Support innovative use of social media to advance mutually beneficial U.S.-Singapore goals and to include but not limited to social media influencers.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 280,000.
- Award Ceiling: $20,000.
- Award Floor: $1,000.
Eligible Activities
- U.S. Embassy Singapore is particularly interested in funding programs including but not limited to:
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
- Artistic and cultural workshops or performances;
- Professional and academic enrichment or development activities; or
- Other programs that build people-to-people connections between Americans and Singaporeans
Ineligible Activities
- The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction programs;
- Programs that support specific religious activities;
- Fund-raising campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
- Scientific research;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
- Programs that duplicate existing programs; or
- Programs that do not address priorities
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from the United States and Singapore, including:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public International Organizations and governmental institutions
- Individual
Application Requirements
- Please ensure:
- The proposal clearly addresses the goals and objectives of this funding opportunity
- All documents are in English
- All budgets are in U.S. dollars
- All pages are numbered
- All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12-point Calibri font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.