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DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-001: U.S. Mission Iraq PD Small Grants Program

Closed Closed September 1, 2024 Opportunity DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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 Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa awards averaged $94,415; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Baghdad Public Diplomacy Section (PD Section), on behalf of U.S. Mission Iraq, is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Applications for programs are accepted on a rolling basis until the deadline of September 1, 2024. A grant review committee will review outstanding applications on a rolling basis. This Notice of Funding Opportunity covers the whole of Iraq, to include the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR). Please carefully follow all instructions attached. Purpose of Small Grants: The Embassy PD Section invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Iraq through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Examples of Projects include, but are not limited to: · Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs. · Youth leadership programs. · Professional and academic exchanges and non-research projects. · Entrepreneurship and innovation in technological or other fields. Priority Programming Areas: · Strengthening Governance, Democracy, and the Rule of Law · Strengthening Civil Society and Promoting Civic Engagement · Enhancing Professionalism in the Media · Combatting Disinformation · Countering Violent Extremism · Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Empowering Women, Youth, or Religious and Ethnic Minorities · Fostering U.S.-Iraqi Cultural Ties · Protecting and Preserving Iraqi Cultural Heritage

Category: Other.

Applying now

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