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HRV01FY2023: U.S. Embassy Zagreb-Alumni Small grants (FY2023)

Closed Closed March 31, 2023 Opportunity HRV01FY2023 ☆ 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 Croatia notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$25,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards10
• 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)

• Eligible applicants include Croatian alumni of U.S. Government-sponsored programs (such as Fulbright, Hubert Humphrey, IVLP [including virtual IVLP], Ron Brown, JFDP, Benjamin Franklin, World Chicago Professional Exchange, YTILI, etc.) and Croatian citizens who have studied in U.S. high schools or universities based in the United States. Alumni of U.S. accredited educational institutions based outside of United States are not eligible to apply.• Grants are awarded to an individual alumnus or alumna. If a group of alumni is coordinating on a project, one individual must be listed as the project leader and is responsible for communicating with the Embassy, reporting on project results, and submitting timely financial reports.• Funds should be received through a non-profit and non-governmental institution registered and based in Croatia (this can be the grantee’s employer or association, which may be an NGO, educational, academic institution, research institute, or similar organization);• Scientific research and lab-related projects are not eligible for funding.• If a proposal is selected, a valid System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration will be required to receive funding and begin project activities. (Please see below under Required Registrations for details.)• Each alumnus or alumna is allowed to submit one proposal.• If the Embassy receives multiple proposals affiliated with the same institution, the Embassy will evaluate during the proposal review process the institution’s capacity to manage multiple grants.• Alumni with active grants awarded by the U.S. Embassy are not eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $25,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Application Requirements: · Project proposals must be written in English but supporting documents may be in Croatian; · Other than required PDF forms, please send all application documents in Microsoft Word or Excel. · Required documents: o Application Form available here. DO NOT EXCEED FOUR (4) PAGES and please submit in Microsoft Word format. o Budget form available here (Please submit in Excel format). o SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance – organizations) Click here for instructions. o SF-424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction programs) Click here for instructions. o CV for project leader(s) and U.S. experts, if applicable. o Registration letter for partner NGOs confirming NGO status. o Email or screenshot confirming the applicant’s active status in SAM.Gov (Please see below under Required Registrations for details). · Email your complete application as separate Word or PDF files to zagrebalumnigrants@state.gov by 12 pm (noon) on March 31, 2023. Late submissions will not be considered. NOTE: You should receive an autoreply stating that your email has been received. If you do not receive an autoreply within one day that means that your application was not received, so please contact us. Required Registrations:· All applicant organizations must have a valid and active System for Award Management (SAM.Gov) at www.SAM.gov registration to receive Financial Assistance Awards from of the United States government. The registration is online and free of charge. · Once you start the registration the system will generate a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The registration is online and free of charge. · Any applicant with an exclusion in the System for Award Management (SAM) is not eligible to apply for an assistance award in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is one of the data elements mandated by Public Law 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), for all Federal awards. SAM.gov is the Federal government's primary database for complying with FFATA reporting requirements. OMB designated SAM.gov as the central repository to facilitate applicant and recipient use of a single public website that consolidates data on all federal financial assistance. Under the law, it is mandatory to register in SAM.gov.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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