Deadline: 1 June 2020
The U.S. Embassy Budapest Public Affairs Section (PAS Budapest) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out a program (or project) with funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program that highlights the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the subsequent long road to freedom in Hungary.
PAS Budapest invites proposals for programs that foster truthful recognition and remembrance of the tragedies of the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the long road to freedom that followed. Proposals should concentrate on recognizing and remembering the complicated totality of national history — they should focus on individual experiences and oral histories, including those involving acts of humanity and resistance as well as cruelty and collaboration in the midst of the Holocaust and Second World War, and under the tyranny of the Soviet Union.
All programs should underline the importance and value of the Transatlantic community in defeating fascism and building freedom together, and can include an American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of Western democratic principles.
Activities that would typically be funded include, but are not limited to:
- Dynamic, innovative programs that engage youth and communities outside Budapest in remembering this period of history;
- Storytelling projects or historical research projects that personalize and document the events;
- Art programs directly related to the events and that include virtually interactive or digitally accessible exhibits or activities;
- Engaging conferences, workshops, forums, or panel discussions directly related to the end of World War II and the subsequent subjugation by the USSR – these must be accessible virtually via a web platform;
- Recording, producing and distributing audio/video footage or short films
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $2,000.00 to a maximum of $25,000.00
- Length of performance period: typically between 3 to 12 months
- Anticipated program start date: between July 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020
Participants and Audiences
Including, but not limited to:
- Audiences born around or after the year 1985;
- Hungarian communities outside Budapest;
- Community leaders;
- Cultural institutions;
- Business leaders and entrepreneurs;
- Youth;
- Underserved communities;
- U.S. and Hungarian thought leaders; and
- Social and new media users.
Eligibility Criteria
PAS Budapest encourages applications from U.S. and Hungarian:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Public and private educational institutions
- Individuals
- Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326558