# American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/opapdfy22010-american-palestinian-arts-culture-and-sports-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342705

> U.S. Mission to Jerusalem offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $100,000 in total. Applications closed on August 22, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | OPAPDFY22010 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Jerusalem |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 22, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $100,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.021 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible primary applicants for grant funding must be not-for-profit Palestinian and/or American organizations working with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and/or Gaza

## What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (U.S. OPA) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative will offer funding to American and/or Palestinian non-profit organizations to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals, the objectives defined below, and the U.S.OPA-PD mission: to advance a comprehensive and lasting peace through a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the development of a vibrant, representative, and responsive Palestinian civil society, private sector, and governing institutions through substantive engagement with American people, institutions, ideas and ideals in order to improve American-Palestinian relations and create greater opportunities for mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation. Priority Region: Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza or a combination of two or three of them. Program Objectives: All proposed projects must aim to advance the U.S. OPA-PD mission goals stated above, contain a substantive American element, and achieve one or more of the following specific objectives: · Increase understanding and collaboration between Americans and Palestinians via direct exchange with American arts, film, music, dance, theatre, cultural, and/or sports professionals or institutions. Activities may include joint performances, productions, exhibits, workshops, tournaments, trainings, and other projects/works among other ideas. · Enhance employability, entrepreneurship, and/or careers of artists, creatives, arts, cultural and sports professionals · Positively address issues of conflict resolution, mental health, resiliency, or trauma therapy through arts, culture, and/or sports · Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, environmental protection, human rights, and/or a strong civil society via arts, culture, and/or sports activities and exchange. Special consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate how the program advances equity with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or disability. Participants and Audiences: Participants and audiences must primarily include Palestinian professionals and students in the fields of arts, culture, and sports or any other population that will advance the objectives described above. B.

## Questions people ask

### Is OPAPDFY22010 still open?

No. It closed on August 22, 2022.

### Who can apply for American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative?

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

### What is the deadline for American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative?

Closed August 22, 2022. 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 $50,000 each. About $100,000 in total.

### Who has won Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc., World Learning Inc., International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 588 awards worth $55.5 million in that time.