Deadline: 13-Apr-21
The U.S. Embassy Berlin, Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce an open competition for funding through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The projects to be funded will encourage youth in Germany to consider the transatlantic relationship and reimagine it for the future.
The U.S.-German transatlantic relationship has been a cornerstone of stability and prosperity for nearly a century. It was built on shared values such as democratic freedom, rule of law, and self-determination, to name just a few. However, today’s youth have little personal, lived experience with the conditions, dynamics, and issues that forged this critical bilateral relationship. In addition, today’s youth expects any relationship to address issues they find pressing such as climate change, environmental justice, diversity, jobs, and quality of life. Engaging young German audiences on the meaning, importance, and shared values underpinning German-American friendship, and how they impact issues important to youth, is an important endeavor in securing the collective future.
Through program involvement, participating youth will (1) learn about and reflect on the shared values and mutual ties between Germany and the United States, (2) critically interrogate the status quo of their relations, and based on this analysis (3) articulate a vision for the coming years of their shared path based on issues important to them. Whenever possible and requested, the Embassy will aim to provide opportunities for hands-on experiences through briefings with diplomats and participation in Public Affairs programs for project participants.
Objectives
This funding opportunity is seeking projects fortifying the transatlantic relationship by:
- encouraging the younger generation to actively explore the history and long mutual ties of the shared relationship, but more importantly
- enabling participants to assess the bond’s substance and value in today’s political and geopolitical environment;
- encouraging them to define their own key issues, requirements and criteria for the partnership’s success for the future;
- and in the process conveying the benefits of a pluralistic model of political participation that encourages dialogue, different viewpoints, innovation, and discursive, rules-based dispute resolution models.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000
- Award Ceiling: $15,000
- Award Floor: $1,000
- Length of performance period Up to 12 months
Participants and Audiences
The applicant may define audiences for the proposed project based on a sound theory of change, as long as they fit the age profile between 13 and 26 years old.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations with multiyear experience in planning and conducting activities outlined in their project proposals.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331340