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BRAZIL-PAS-FY21-03: Belo Horizonte Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed June 1, 2021 Opportunity BRAZIL-PAS-FY21-03 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Brazil notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$20,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$40,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeOther

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The U.S. Embassy Branch Office encourages applications from the following in the U.S. and/or Brazil: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations Educational institutions Governmental institutions Department of State Alumni (as individual applicants) For-profit, commercial firms, employees of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates, and family members of employees are not eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $20,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This Annual Program Statement focuses exclusively on the state of Minas Gerais. Programs focused on other areas of Brazil are not eligible under this Annual Program Statement but may be eligible under Program Statements issued at the U.S. Embassy or other Consulates in Brazil, and may be found on their websites. U.S. entities, with the geographic focus noted above, are eligible to apply independently or as a partner to a Brazilian organization. This notice is subject to availability of funds. The Branch Office expects to make awards from $5,000 - $20,000 and makes no guarantee that any funds will be awarded under this Annual Program Statement. COVID-19 Pandemic Notice: In light of the restrictive travel and public gathering environments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Belo Horizonte expects interested applicants to submit proposals that include a virtual programming option. Depending upon the public health restrictions at the time the program takes place, applicants should have plans to execute in-person, hybrid, or virtual programming. You may reflect these options in the budget submitted. The Branch Office seeks project proposals in the following Priority Program Areas: EDUCATION: Programs that build linkages between U.S. and Minas Gerais institutes of higher learning, support the internationalization of higher education in Minas Gerais, and/or promote study in the United States. ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION: Programs that connect U.S. and Brazilian experts and/or students regarding environmental or climate change challenges. SOCIAL ISSUES: Programs that promote human rights, diversity, and inclusion. ECONOMIC GROWTH: Programs related to bilateral trade, entrepreneurship, innovation, and women’s economic empowerment. CULTURAL DIPLOMACY: Activities promoting U.S. culture through culinary traditions, music, art, film, sports, literature, and other cultural forms. Examples of Small Grants Program projects include, but are not limited to: Academic and professional lectures, seminars, or speaker programs; Workshops; Interactive programs that stimulate economic growth, promote entrepreneurship, and provide economic opportunities; Youth community service projects that promote democratic processes, social entrepreneurship, or civic engagement; Professional or academic exchanges and programs; and Artistic and cultural programs, joint performances or exhibitions involving the work of American artists or American subject matter.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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