Deadline: 31 May 2019
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy South Africa of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out an exchange for South African and American undergraduate students and nearby youth community leaders dedicated to developing and implementing environmentally supportive on-campus/in-community projects.
Five South African universities and one US university, in partnership with community youth organizations located in their surrounding neighborhoods, will be selected through a competitive application process. The grantee, in consultation with staff from the US mission in South Africa, will develop a program application. The grantee will advertise the opportunity, collect applications from interested student groups at universities in South Africa and the US and hold a selection panel, including staff from the US Mission, to select participating universities. Selected universities must demonstrate support from their administration for implementing reasonable, cost efficient environmentally responsible policies and programs on their campuses. They must also demonstrate the establishment of meaningful partnerships with relevant youth oriented organizations in neighboring communities.
Program Objectives
- To train South African and American undergraduate students and community youth leaders on environmentally sound and responsible practices and best practices from various contexts.
- To provide opportunities, under the guidance of a mentor, for students and youth leaders to develop a plan to make their campuses and communities environmentally more respectful and supportive places.
- To provide opportunities for South African and American students/youth leaders to implement their environmental plans on their campuses/in their communities, document and share their efforts.
- To heighten participants’ awareness of their role in saving our environment and provide them with tools to do so.
- To make 6 university campuses and adjacent communities environmentally more friendly places.
- To create collaborative links between campuses and their surrounding communities and among the 6 campus/community groups.
Priority Region
Project activities must take place in South Africa and the United States and be directed at South African audiences/participants.
Participants and Audiences
25 South African undergraduate students from 5 different campuses and 15 youth/community NGO activists from adjacent communities to those 5 selected campuses. 5 American undergraduate students from one university and 3 youth/community NGO activists from that selected university’s adjacent community.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12 months
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $60,000 to a maximum of $90,000
- Total expected funding: $90,000
Eligible Applicants
- The following United States and South African organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
- Public and private educational institutions.
- Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost-sharing is not required.
How to Apply
Applications should be emailed at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314287