Deadline: 1 January 2019
The U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City Public Affairs Section (PAS) has announced the Annual Program Statement of Public Diplomacy Programs.
This Annual Program Statement solicits proposals for projects that further the U.S. Mission’s public diplomacy goals of expanding media engagement, strengthening people-to-people ties between Vietnam and the United States, and building and strengthening local partners through the specific objectives listed below.
Objectives
- Economic Prosperity: improved opportunities for U.S. businesses, labor standards, developing soft skills to work with U.S. businesses, reducing the bilateral trade deficit, intellectual property rights, promotion of U.S. products, or U.S. business values.
- Security: rule of law, combating transnational crime, combating trafficking in persons, improving relations with the Vietnamese diaspora community.
- Education: English teaching, improving teaching methods, curriculum development, modernizing education systems, STEM,
- Inclusiveness: women’s rights and empowerment, access and legal reform for disabled persons, LGBT rights, ethnic/religious minorities’ rights, civil society development
- Fundamental Freedoms: freedom of expression, press, association, religion
- Environment: Lower Mekong Initiative, environmental standards, climate mitigation and adaptation
Goals
Public diplomacy programming includes communication with international audiences, cultural programming, educational exchanges, trade promotion, regional security, English language programming, innovation in and improvement of education systems, promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, and promoting journalistic professionalism. Proposals funded under this Annual Program Statement will further one or more of the U.S. Mission to Vietnam’s overarching public diplomacy goals: improving Vietnam’s global integration, market orientation, commitment to good governance, improved education systems and environmental sustainability; partnering with Vietnam on regional security cooperation.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $30,000
- Award Floor: $1,000
Activities
- the purchase or long term lease of space or buildings in support of program activities;
- support personal business;
- construction projects;
- individual travel to conferences;
- scholarships to support educational opportunities or study for individuals;
- funding ongoing projects, which would otherwise be funded through other means;
- financial support for fundraising or fund development projects;
- projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship/support to an individual or single party in electoral campaigns;
- political party and lobbying activities;
- projects that support specific religious activities;
- cash prizes for competitions;
- networking events;
- business-class travel;
- development projects without a clear public diplomacy component
- translations;
- alcoholic beverages
Eligibility Criteria
- Submissions are encouraged from U.S. and Vietnam entities with relevant programming experience. This experience should be documented in the proposal. Eligible entities include:
- not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations
- public educational institutions
- individuals
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Vietnam and United States
For more information, please visit Public Diplomacy Programs.