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DOS-SAU-PD-2202: Boosting the Saudi Arabian Creative Economy through Skills Training, Capacity Building, and Formation of a Network of Support and Mentoring

Closed Closed June 1, 2022 Opportunity DOS-SAU-PD-2202 ☆ 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 Saudi Arabia notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$125,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia Public Affairs Section (PAS) encourages proposals from registered not-for-profit Saudi-based civil-society organizations, including think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions or similar U.S.-based organizations with a partner organization based in Saudi Arabia with programming experience. *For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply*

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $125,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that limited funding is available through the Embassy’s Public Affairs grants program to support activities that promote U.S.-Saudi bilateral relations in the following priority areas: Programs that advance the Saudi creative economy through skills training and capacity building. Programs that encourage partnerships between Saudi and U.S. universities in creative industries such as film, music production, sound editing/mixing for video production, art and photo production and exhibition, and other areas of creative economy. Host visiting professionals from the U.S. entertainment industry that provide training and skills development for Saudi creatives. Initiatives that connect U.S. content distributors to Saudi production companies to help widen the reach of Saudi content and create mutually beneficial economic partnerships. This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Eligibility is limited to those who qualify to receive U.S. grants and have the ability to develop and implement their proposed programs in Saudi Arabia within the timeframe indicated on their applications. The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia and the Department of State encourage organizations that have not previously received international program funding from the U.S. government to apply. Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following subject areas: business or academic programming, management and entrepreneurship, organization of entrepreneurship training, and institution-to-institution partnerships. The U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia requests proposals for projects aimed at increasing the knowledge, skills, abilities, and networks of Saudi creatives in the film, television, and music industries and other areas of the creative economy. Over the last five years, Saudi Arabia has experienced a liberalization of social policies related to the creative arts under Vision 2030. With the loosening of restrictions on film, television, music, and other areas of the creative economy, tremendous opportunities have been opened to Saudis. Through this initiative, the U.S. embassy hopes to build capacity in the entertainment sector through training from U.S.

Category: Arts, Business and Commerce, Education, Humanities.

Applying now

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

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