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PAS-MOROCCO-FY23-06: Intercultural TechCamp for Climate Change

Closed Closed April 17, 2023 Opportunity PAS-MOROCCO-FY23-06 ☆ 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 Morocco notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$80,000
• Total funding$90,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Eligibility for this NOFO is limited to not-for-profit Moroccan organizations, associations, think tanks, public or private institutions, or civil society organizations with expertise in environmental programming and climate change, a SAM.gov registration and a history of successful programming. All applicants must have a SAM.gov registration and UEI number at the time of application.

More grants for nonprofits.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

U.S. MISSION IN MOROCCO PUBLIC DIPLOMACY GRANT PROGRAM Notice of Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Title: Intercultural TechCamp for Climate Change Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-MOROCCO-FY23-06 Application Deadline: April 17, 2023 Federal Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 Contact Email: Rabatgrants@state.gov EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The U.S. Embassy Morocco is pleased to announce an open grant competition to award a cooperative agreement to organize a regional Intercultural TechCamp for Climate Change. The Embassy’s Public Affairs Office invites proposals from established Moroccan associations, committed, and organized climate-change-focused organizations, to implement an Intercultural TechCamp for Climate Change, an initiative designed to bring together young leaders from Morocco and Israel. TechCamp expertise and planning will be provided by the U.S. State Department, and they will carry out project management and content in Morocco and Israel working closely with all participants. A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The objective of this TechCamp, “Intercultural TechCamp for Climate Change” is to bring together promising young leaders from Morocco and Israel to promote economic and scientific cooperation surrounding adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change. This interactive program will assemble talented young Moroccan and Israeli leaders, activists, influencers, and entrepreneurs and connect them with experts in climate change, to build teams that will work together before, during, and after the TechCamp to address climate change challenges in their communities and in the region. The program will also provide participants with the necessary tools to expand their knowledge on the topics of climate change and entrepreneurship, which will potentially enable them to launch projects resulting in sustainable job creation around climate action. It is designed as a three-phase program to bring together young leaders from Morocco and Israel to: · Connect on climate change challenges to broaden networks and partnerships to address intensifying environmental threats. · Strengthen entrepreneurship skills to take effective action. · Initiate an intercultural exchange around climate solutions. Audience Thirty emerging leaders, aged from 20-35 from Morocco and Israel, from diverse backgrounds.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

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

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