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DOS-KAZ-AST-AEECA-23-001: U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program 2023

Closed Closed April 16, 2023 Opportunity DOS-KAZ-AST-AEECA-23-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$10,000
• 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)

The following organizations are eligible to apply:• Not-for-profit organizations • Civil society/non-governmental organizations. For this announcement, only Kazakhstan-based organizations are eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Executive Summary: The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Mission’s annual Small Grants Program. This program supports the development of Kazakhstani democratic institutions and civil society by competitively awarding small grants to Kazakh nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, to nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and to independent local media organizations. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit joint proposals with other NGOs based outside of the Astana or Almaty hubs in order to be inclusive of expertise from the various regions of the country. Background: The U.S. Mission Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to solicit proposals for grants from Kazakh civil society and independent media organizations that focus on one of the two topics specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the PDS goals and target audiences described below when developing proposals. TOPIC 1: Empowering and bolstering the convening power of Kazakh organizations, influencers, and opinion leaders Based on recent estimates, there are currently 17,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Kazakhstan. While acting alone, the impact of NGOs, influencers, and opinion leaders and experts can be limited in scope and can lack any economy of scale. This request for proposals aims to empower Kazakh organizers, influencers, and opinion leaders that have worked to build an ecosystem of independent voices and supporters in Kazakhstan to become conveners. This request encourages NGOs, influencers, and opinion leaders to submit proposals that will assist the submitting organizations to lead in their expertise and to become leading voices in both Kazakhstan and in the region, just as Kazakhstan is increasingly seen as the policy leader in the region. Convening can be in terms of conferences, roundtables, a set of regular gatherings, creation of an innovative online platform, or any other impactful concepts that will achieve a purpose, such as forming a sustained network of experts or a set of deliverables with indicators to define success. One factor to consider is a program design that ensures sustainability of the convening power beyond the duration of the federal assistance.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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