# Civic Education Project

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dospng-23-gr-003-civic-education-project/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347565

> U.S. Mission to Papua New Guinea offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $250,000 in total. Applications closed on July 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DOSPNG-23-GR-003 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Papua New Guinea |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $250,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

Funding Opportunity Description The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Port Moresby (PD Port Moresby) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry implement and manage the youth civic education project program on Papua New Guinea’s constitution for participants in Hela and Morobe Provinces. The Constitution of Papua New Guinea is the core framework document that must guide all legislative, executive, and social principles moving forward. The document is visionary and provides a template for an ideal and humane way of life for all Papua New Guineas. The Constitution must be analyzed and fully understood by youth, translated into local languages, and spread from one village to another so that all Papua New Guineans can have a better understanding of what can be given a full transition to a society ruled by law. The Constitution of Papua New Guinea is a unifying statement in a country with 100 tribes and 850 languages. To bridge the gap between these varied and diverse cultures, the Constitution outlines rights to which all citizens can and should agree to: the right to health, education, and employment; to cultural identity, and the right for women and men to live as equals. An implementing organization will be chosen to create and execute a long-term program that teaches the foundations of Papua New Guinea’s constitution and delivers an interactive mock legislative experience for youth in in Hela and Morobe Provinces. The Civic Education Project will promote the foundations of PNG’s democratic values and participatory citizenship through activities such as mock legislative sessions, mock trials, legislative training sessions, legal workshops, debates, discussions, community service, and cultural events. The Civic Education Project should include meetings with political representatives, such as provincial, regional, and national government officials, judges, health officials and law enforcement officers. The applicant organization should propose a long-term hands-on participatory youth program that teaches the tenants of PNG’s constitution, promotes the democratic practices of proposing legislation solutions followed by discussion, debate, and compromise, and how the most successful participants of the program can lead subsequent iterations of the program in new regions.

## Questions people ask

### Is DOSPNG-23-GR-003 still open?

No. It closed on July 15, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Civic Education Project?

U.S. Mission to Papua New Guinea accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for Civic Education Project?

Closed July 15, 2023. 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 $250,000 each. About $250,000 in total across about 2 awards.

### 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.