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PAS-ZAF-FY22-01: U.S. Mission to South Africa Public Affairs Section Annual Program Statement 2022

Closed Closed May 2, 2022 Opportunity PAS-ZAF-FY22-01 ☆ 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 South Africa notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$25,000
• Award floor$15,000
• Total funding$300,000
• Expected awards12
• 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)

South African registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience; South African non-profit or governmental educational institutions; South African governmental institutions.

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

*** PLEASE READ FULL ANNOUNCEMENT (see Related Documents) BEFORE APPLYING *** April 12, 2022: Deadline extended to 23H59 South African Standard Time, May 2, 2022. Submissions must be emailed to PretoriaGrants@state.gov, not uploaded to grants.gov. The U.S. Mission to South Africa, 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 (APS) outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes upon which we focus, and the procedures for submitting proposals for funding. Please carefully read and follow the instructions below. Two-round process: In Round 1, applicants submit a concise Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than 1,500 words that describes the project idea and its objectives. PAS will review SOIs and invite a limited group of applicants to continue in Round 2. In Round 2, applicants expand their ideas into full funding proposals for formal consideration. Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Mission South Africa invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and South Africa 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 projects include, but are not limited to: · Academic or professional speaker projects involving an American speaker, either in person or virtual or a combination (hybrid); · Artistic and cultural projects, joint performances or exhibitions involving the work of American artists or American subject matter; · Educational exchanges involving travel by South Africans in the United States or Americans in South Africa; · Projects that expand PAS American Corners and American Spaces activities; · Projects that strengthen the relationship between American and South African organizations or institutions and their respective target audiences; · Projects developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S.-government sponsored educational or professional exchange program. PAS is soliciting proposals for small grants from South African non-profit institutions, non-governmental organizations, or non-profit private or public academic institutions.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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