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OPAPDFY22012: English Language for Global Access (EL4GA)

Closed Closed August 22, 2022 Opportunity OPAPDFY22012 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$80,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$80,000
• 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)

Eligible applicants for this funding must be not-for-profit Palestinian and/or American organizations working with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and/or Gaza, including think tanks, educational, and civil society/non-governmental organizations.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa awards averaged $94,415; this notice allows up to $80,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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 English Language for Global Access (EL4GA) Program 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 and improve English language skills while increasing participants’ understanding of American culture, values, society, and/or current issues through exposure to information on those topics and/or through direct exchange with Americans. This could be done through any of the following specific proposal objectives, but is not limited to: · Increase ability of groups within Palestinian society to communicate their narratives, build mutual understanding, exchange culture, and access audiences in the United States and internationally through English Language · Enhance employability, proficiency, and/or careers of Palestinian professionals through improved English Language skills tailored to various professional fields including but not limited to tourism, banking/finance, journalism, medicine, legal, and/or academia/teaching/education.

Category: Business and Commerce, Community Development, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Energy, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health, Humanities, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Other.

Applying now

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