Deadline: 10-Jun-25
The U.S. Embassy Zambia Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Priority Areas
- Priority areas are as follows:
- Strengthening and expanding capacity in sectors relating to mining and critical minerals.
- Strengthening transparency by fostering an independent and professional media.
- Combat the illegal timber and mining trade.
- Promoting entrepreneurship and business development, or business climate reforms.
Funding Information
- Award Amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $40,000
- Program Performance Period: Proposed projects should be completed in 12 months or less.
Participants and Audiences
- Proposals must identify a clearly defined target audience that the project seeks to influence or impact.
- Well-defined audiences are countable and accessible through the project’s activities.
- Proposals should specify the changes in knowledge, understanding, attitudes, or behavior change in attitudes or behavior action that they seek with the project—and how they plan to measure these outcomes.
- The Public Diplomacy Section is particularly interested in projects based in rural areas, small cities, and Copperbelt and North-Western Provinces.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply (both U.S. and Zambian):
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Individuals
- Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
- All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration on SAM.gov.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants should be able to document their experience implementing similar projects.
- For-profit businesses or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Programs that support DEI efforts;
- 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.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Zambia.