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DOS-ACC-NOFO-2023-05: Logistical Support for TechCamp Workshop

Closed Closed May 30, 2023 Opportunity DOS-ACC-NOFO-2023-05 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$90,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$90,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

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)

-Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience-Non-profit or governmental educational institutions-Governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $90,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

**For full announcement, see Related Documents tab** CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Public Diplomacy Section at: pasaccragrant@state.gov. Note: We do not provide any pre-consultation for questions about the content of this NOFO. A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Ghana Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is soliciting proposals to develop and implement a 2-3 day “TechCamp” workshop on the topic of illegal mining (galamsey) to take place in Accra or Takoradi, Ghana on or about August-September 2023. Please read through and follow all instructions below. Program Description: Illegal mining is one of the most pressing threats to Ghana’s water supplies, agricultural products, and livelihoods. Although it affects all Ghanaians, there is not widespread agreement on how to tackle the issue, including through the use of technology. To address this need, U.S. Embassy Ghana intends to host a TechCamp that will bring together 50-60 stakeholders from different fields with American experts to develop tech-based solutions to the issue of illegal mining. The grantee may propose a location within or outside of Accra. The main objectives of this TechCamp are to: 1) empower local communities and leaders to identify solutions to illegal mining; 2) promote sustainable livelihoods and economic alternatives; 3) mitigate community and public health impacts; and 4) address related environmental degradation. Following the workshop, participants will devise follow-on projects that address the challenge of illegal mining to advance U.S. Mission goals of spurring environmentally sustainable, long-term economic growth. The grantee will be responsible for all logistics involved with planning and implementing the program, in close coordination with the U.S. Embassy Ghana PDS in Accra and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the Department of State.

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