# Cultural Program Projects to Preventing Gender Based Violence

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dos-kaz-ns-pas-21-009-cultural-program-projects-to-preventing-gender-based/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334037

> U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOS-KAZ-NS-PAS-21-009 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

The following Kazakhstani and U.S. organizations are eligible to apply: Non-profit organizations, Civil society/non-governmental organizations, Public and private cultural institutions, Public and private educational institutions, Think tanks, Unions or professional associations.

## What the grant funds

PAS is seeking proposals from Kazakhstani and U.S. non-profit or non-governmental organization partners. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, objectives, and target audiences (listed below) when developing their proposals, and proposals must contain an American element. Examples of programs with strong American cultural or U.S. expertise components could include, but are not limited to: Academic and/or professional lectures, seminars, or training; Speaking tours/public talks and trainings by U.S. experts or roundtable discussions between U.S. experts and their counterparts in Kazakhstan; and Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, exhibitions or campaigns. We encourage creative ideas for blended and remote/online content delivery, online/virtual promotional activities, and virtual participant/audience follow-up. Applicants should submit two separate budgets which reflect different costs for in-person/blended and exclusively virtual programs, pending the COVID-19 situation at the time of project implementation. Please carefully consider all instructions below. Competitive projects will: Demonstrate implementer’s proven track record on executing superior cultural and educational events, exchanges, and/or programs. Include long-term sustainability of the project and/or outcomes. Address gender parity among participants/target audiences and include engagement with underserved communities and participants located in regions outside of Nur-Sultan and Almaty. Project Goals: Increase public awareness of and reduce gender-based violence in Kazakhstan and increase the capacity of human rights activists through the sharing of U.S. models and expertise. Project Objectives: Project should address one or more of the following objectives: Raise awareness and instruct participants on basic themes of human rights, human dignity, gender equity, project management, or community work. Promote and facilitate linkages between U.S. and Kazakhstani audiences, through U.S. best practices and standard policies addressing unfair treatment, disrespect, or violence based on gender. Promote positive experiences, if possible, from U.S. counterparts, through sharing stories through discussion or through television, films, music, dance, theater, etc.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOS-KAZ-NS-PAS-21-009 still open?

No. It closed on July 22, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Cultural Program Projects to Preventing Gender Based Violence?

U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Cultural Program Projects to Preventing Gender Based Violence?

Closed July 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.