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DOS-NBO-PDS-FY23-001: U.S. Embassy Nairobi, PDS Annual Program Statement – Small Grants Program

Closed Closed April 30, 2023 Opportunity DOS-NBO-PDS-FY23-001 ☆ 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 Kenya notices from 2023.

• 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)

PDS Nairobi encourages applications from Kenya-based organizations, institutions, and individuals. They may partner with U.S.-based entities, but the grant recipient must be based in Kenya, including;• Kenya-registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience; • Kenyan individuals;• Kenya-based non-profit or governmental educational institutions; and • Governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS Nairobi) of the U.S. Department of State 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 in focus, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Purpose of Small Grants: PDS Nairobi invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural, academic, and professional ties between the United States and Kenya through programming and exchanges that highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, and/or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. ** Priority will be given to proposals with creative, new approaches not previously or recently funded through the Public Diplomacy Section’s Annual Program Statement. ** Priority Program Areas: 1. Promote Rule of Law, Democracy, and Good Governance Promote rule-of-law, democracy, and good governance by focusing on issues such as rule-of-law, democratic governance, civic participation, inclusive societies, media literacy, media independence, prevention of corruption, prevention of gender-based violence, and prevention of violent extremism. 2. Advance Climate Resilience, Including Promoting Food Security Address the significant and adverse health, environmental, economic, climate, and other cumulative impacts of pollution and environmental degradation, especially on communities that are marginalized or underserved. 3. Promote Access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Education and Entrepreneurship Training and Opportunities Ensure all members of a society, especially women and girls as well as members of marginalized and underserved communities, can access and participate equally in STEAM-related educational and entrepreneurial opportunities and economic activities. Priority Regions: At least one third (or thirty three percent, 33%) of grant activities must occur outside of Kenya’s five largest metropolitan areas (Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret).

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.