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DOS-KAZ-NS-PAS-22-002: Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed June 15, 2022 Opportunity DOS-KAZ-NS-PAS-22-002 ☆ 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 Kazakhstan notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$40,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Expected awards7
• 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)

1. The following not-for-profit Kazakhstani and U.S. organizations are eligible to apply:o Not-for-profit organizationso Civil society/non-governmental organizations o Think tanks o Public and private educational institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $40,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

PAS invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural, educational, and professional ties between the United States and Kazakhstan and support a priority program area in order to highlight shared values, best practices, and promote bilateral cooperation. All proposed programs must include a substantial American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in order to promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Competitive proposals will identify well-defined audiences and justify how they are key to achieving the project goals, and competitive proposals will promote continued/sustainable cooperation between the people of the United States and Kazakhstan even after the project concludes. Examples of programs could include, but are not limited to: · Professional and academic exchanges, trainings, and programs; · Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs; · Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; and · Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs. Priority Program Areas: 1. Support public resiliency to disinformation Kazakhstan has a growing and diversifying media market and a demand for objective, professional journalism; at the same time, online consumption of news, stories, and information sharing is higher than ever, including through messaging apps. The United States supports a sovereign and independent Kazakhstan, which includes support for a well-informed, discerning public who can inoculate itself against disinformation and better understand how to access, use, and share objective, editorially diverse information sources. The U.S. Embassy is interested in supporting projects that share American best practices, experience, and expertise to advance any of the following important issues: · Increase Kazakhstani information professionals’ (journalists, librarians, teachers, professors) usage of objective, editorially diverse information sources with their audiences. · Support civil society, opinion leaders, influencers, and emerging leaders to address and counter common threads of disinformation, including COVID-19 and health disinformation. · Promote the use of authentic and objective sources of English-language information with English-speaking Kazakhstani audiences. 2. Support Democratic Institutions and Human Rights: The U.S.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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