Deadline: 15 August 2020
The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Cape Town is soliciting proposals for small grants from non-profit institutions, non-governmental organizations, or nonprofit private or public academic institutions.
The purpose of this small grants program is to strengthen ties and build relationships between the U.S. and South Africa through activities that highlight shared values, goals and cooperation. All proposed projects must 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 U.S. values, perspectives, and policies.
Priority Areas
Grant proposals should address at least one of the following program priority areas:
- Female entrepreneurs (particularly in the creative and technology sectors);
- Educational projects encouraging youth (above age 14) to explore STEM fields;
- Projects that develop or strengthen linkages between U.S. and South African universities;
- Projects that strengthen US-government sponsored exchange alumni networks;
- Projects developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S.- government sponsored exchange program.
- Projects that address gender-based violence;
- Projects that promote the history of U.S. based activism against apartheid;
- Projects that promote shared histories between Americans and South Africans;
- Projects that link to or expand American Corners and American Spaces activities.
- Projects that promote trade and economic ties between the U.S. and South Africa.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Programs include, but are not limited to:
- Academic or professional speaker programs involving an American speaker, either in person or virtual;
- Artistic and cultural programs, joint performances or exhibitions involving the work of American artists or American subject matter;
- Educational exchanges involving travel by South Africans in the United States or Americans in South Africa;
- Programs that expand PAS American Corners and American Spaces activities;
- Programs that strengthen the relationship between American and South African organizations or institutions and their respective target audiences;
- Programs developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S.-government sponsored educational or professional exchange program.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $25,000
- Total available funding: $100,000
- Length of performance period: 12 to 18 months
- Anticipated program start date: Anytime between June 15, 2020 and Sept 30, 2020
Participants and Audiences
Intended participants and target audiences are youth (above age 14) and adults, located in either the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, or Western Cape. PAS Cape Town is particularly interested in projects that are based in smaller regional cities within these provinces.
Eligibility Criteria
- PAS Cape Town encourages applications from U.S. and South African:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
- Governmental institutions
- Applicants should have at least three years project management experience, as well as experience managing budgets, which should be documented in the application. A copy of the organization’s legal registration should also be included in the application.
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
Please ensure:
- All documents are in English
- All budgets are in U.S. dollars
- All pages are numbered
- All documents are formatted to A4 or 8 ½ x 11 paper, and
- All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.
- All attachments are named as: [Organization Name] [brief document title] APS 202003.
- Attached file sizes are under 5MB.
- Your proposal includes all of the required content listed below.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326588