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FY2023VE001: VAU PAS FY2023 Request for Statements of Interest: Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed April 26, 2023 Opportunity FY2023VE001 ☆ 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 Venezuela notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$60,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards12
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

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. Eligible Applicants:● Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, with programming experience ● Individuals ● Non-profit or governmental educational institutions ● Governmental institutions● For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $60,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) of the U.S. Department of State announces a request for Statements of Interest (SOI) that strengthens people-to-people ties between the United States and the people of Venezuela through cultural, educational, and media support programs that highlight shared values and promote a peaceful, democratic transition. This is a two-part process. Applicants should first submit a SOI using the platform at https://loginprod.colfuturo.org/Colfuturo-Login/login.xhtml?idPatrocinador=30&idPlataforma=R&hash=78766a62333059525159684848414d77752f642f66413d3d&idPatrocinadorPLIC=72. This is not a full proposal, but a concise, concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea, its objectives, and budget outline, before the development of a full proposal application. The VAU Public Affairs Section (PAS) will review SOIs and invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications. Purpose of Public Diplomacy Grants: PAS VAU invites proposals for communications, cultural and educational programs that support democratic initiatives and economic empowerment in Venezuela, highlight shared values, promote bilateral cooperation, and support diversity, equality, accessibility and inclusion. All programs must convey an element of U.S. culture, history, and/or shared values. This must be a concrete element that establishes or strengthens ties between people in Venezuela and Americans in the United States. For example, competitive proposals will include a connection with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions that promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives and/or increased cooperation between the people of the United States and Venezuela even after the program has concluded. Priority Program Areas: PAS VAU will prioritize grant proposals that address the following themes: ● Supporting freedom of speech and expression, including via civic education. ● Strengthening independent media through media literacy, training, and other engagement. ● Ensuring participation of citizens in the democratic process through education and outreach. ● Economic growth and entrepreneurship, particularly for marginalized groups, including women,LGBTI+, persons with disabilities, indigenous, and Afro-Venezuelans. ● Supporting grassroots activism that promotes human rights, democratic governance, and/or addresses Venezuelan citizens’ needs due to the man-made humanitarian crisis.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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