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PAS-800-FY24-02: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program 2024

Closed Closed August 15, 2024 Opportunity PAS-800-FY24-02 ☆ 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 North Macedonia notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$20,000
• Award floor$1,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards12
• 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)

The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and North Macedonia:• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience;• Individuals; • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions; and• Governmental institutions.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $20,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Skopje Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Skopje invites proposals for programs that strengthen people-to-people ties between the U.S. and North Macedonia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to: · Academic and professional lectures, seminars and speaker programs · Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances and exhibitions · Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs · Professional and academic exchanges and programs · Programs focused on entrepreneurship and innovation · Programs focused on diversity and empowerment of youth and underserved communities · Programs focused on democratic processes and values · Programs focused on gender issues · Programs focused on human and equal rights · Programs focused on media literacy · Programs focused on strengthening resiliency against disinformation; and malign influence · Programs focused on environment protection · Programs that support North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration process Priority Program Areas: The objectives of the Public Diplomacy Grant Program are to promote positive relations between North Macedonia and the United States; to reinforce shared values; and to connect North Macedonia’s emerging leaders to the American people. We fund projects that: • Help North Macedonia’s youth build and develop skills to improve their potential through innovative science (especially environmental and health awareness), technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEM) programs, as well as through entrepreneurship programs and vocational training.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.