U.S. Mission to Germany: 2021 Public Diplomacy Grant Programs

Deadline: 15-Aug-21

The U.S. Embassy in Berlin invites proposals for 2021 Public Diplomacy Grant programs that promote bilateral cooperation and highlight shared values.

Examples of Public Diplomacy Grant programs include, but are not limited to:

Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions
Digital and virtual productions, including podcasts and games
Lectures, workshops, and seminars as well as exchanges for professional and academic audiences

Priorities

Projects that promote climate-smart innovations and energy transformation technologies, policies, and infrastructure to support green growth and transatlantic security;
Projects that support entrepreneurship and economic prosperity, transatlantic innovation, and the digital economy;
Projects that foster proactive approaches to countering racially and ethnically motivated terrorism, anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim prejudice, homophobia, and other forms of right-wing extremism that threaten both shared values and political stability, including, but not limited to:
- Civic education programs, particularly those promoting democratic institutions and values or focusing on media literacy and disinformation
Projects that enhance the resiliency when faced with disinformation and regional destabilization;
Projects that promote educational, cultural, and civic exchanges and enhance understanding of shared values, traditions, and history, or promote transatlantic institutional and/or community linkages, in particular:
- Engaging youth on the topics of democracy, diversity, and environmental protection, to facilitate new 21st century transatlantic connections shaped by future decision-makers.
- Providing support for exchange-opportunities for vocational students, first-generation Germans, and underserved youth populations to promote the U.S-German relationship.
- Creating long-term relationships with U.S. and German educational institutions in the fields of business, environment, economics, international relations, science, and technology.
Projects that develop STE(A)M, soft skills, and media literacy programs focusing on youth audiences, minority communities, underserved populations, and first-generation Germans;
Programming to support alumni of U.S. government exchange programs.

Funding Information

Award amounts: Up to $12,000
Total available funding: $200,000
Length of performance period: Up to 24 months
Anticipated program start date: 2021
Announcement Date: 05/07/2021

Participants and Audiences

Youth and underserved communities;
Civil society and non-government organizations;
Academic and cultural institutions;
Entrepreneurs;
Immigrant populations.

Eligibility Criteria

The following activities and costs are not covered under this announcement:
- Social welfare projects;
- Paying to complete activities begun with other funds (however, new activities that build from lessons learned as the result of an earlier project are acceptable);
- Activities that appear partisan or that support individual or party electoral campaigns;
- One-time events, such as stand-alone conferences and one-off round tables (however, a series of workshops within a larger programmatic concept is acceptable);
- Medical research and clinical studies;
- Cultural presentations, cultural research, cultural clubs, or festivals, etc
The Public Affairs Section considers applications from the United States and the EU, including:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations;
- Individuals;
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
- Governmental institutions