# Mission Spain Public Diplomacy NOFO Defensa y Yo 4.0, 2023-2024

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/esp23nofodefensayyo4-mission-spain-public-diplomacy-nofo-defensa-y-yo/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350123

> U.S. Mission to Spain offered grants of up to $90,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on October 11, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ESP23NOFODEFENSAYYO4 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Spain |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 11, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $90,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| 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)

•Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations •Public and private educational institutions•Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

## What the grant funds

The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona (known collectively as PD Spain) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals to design, manage, and implement “Defensa y Yo 4.0,” a program promoting security and defense issues among Spanish public university students. In 2021, working with a local partner organization, Mission Spain established "Defensa y Yo" (DyY) a program promoting security and defense issues among Spanish youth. The program includes three elements: 1) Lectures by U.S. experts in select Spanish public universities on a variety of topics related to security and defense. 2) Attendees can then participate in a competition where they submit a project on one of the topics covered in the lecture series. 3) A winner is selected from each university, with winning students traveling to Brussels to visit NATO headquarters and other security and defense institutions. For this fourth edition of the Defensa y Yo program, Mission Spain welcomes creative proposals to continue the program in sixteen selected universities, strengthen the relationships with both the university administrators and professors, and engage the network of participants from the three previous editions. The specific objectives for the program are: Objective 1: Spanish public university students gain knowledge and tools to discuss and share accurate information on security and defense issues with their peers and become better informed future leaders. Objective 2: Strong relationships are formed with both the university administrators and professors. Objective 3: Mentorship relationships are formed between participating students of all four editions of DyY and the alumni association GeoSeDe. A.3. Recipient Responsibilities The applicants of this NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) must: 1. Develop and implement a program consisting of a series of lectures (in-person or virtual, when necessary) on security and defense themes featuring a U.S. expert (i.e. representatives from academia, civil society, international organizations, think tanks, U.S. government, etc.). These lectures will take place at sixteen selected Spanish public universities - one session per university from February 2024 to May 2024. Ideally, the grantee will invite a total of four speakers, one per month. Each speaker would reach four of the participating universities during the course of one week.

## Questions people ask

### Is ESP23NOFODEFENSAYYO4 still open?

No. It closed on October 11, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Mission Spain Public Diplomacy NOFO Defensa y Yo 4.0, 2023-2024?

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

### What is the deadline for Mission Spain Public Diplomacy NOFO Defensa y Yo 4.0, 2023-2024?

Closed October 11, 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 $90,000 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.