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PDS-004-FY2025: U.S. Embassy Ethiopia, PD Request for Statement of Interest

Closed Closed January 31, 2025 Opportunity PDS-004-FY2025 ☆ 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 Ethiopia notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$200,000
• Expected awards5
• 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)

• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience. • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions. • Individuals will be considered, but priority is given to registered organizations and educational institutions with a proven track record of success. For-profit or commercial entities, including for-profit media organizations, are not eligible to apply. Other Eligibility Requirements • To be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number issued via www.SAM.gov as well as a valid registration on www.SAM.gov. Please see Section D.5 for more information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or to be registered in SAM.gov. • Applicants are only allowed to submit one SOI per organization. If more than one SOI is submitted from an organization, all SOIs from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. (Exceptions are local and international universities.)

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

PD Ethiopia invites SOIs for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Ethiopia through cultural, media, and exchange and programs that highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, values, and perspectives. PD grant programs include, but are not limited to: • Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs • Artistic and cultural workshops, performances, and exhibitions • Programs developed by alumni of U.S.- sponsored exchange and programs • Programs that strengthen relationships between Ethiopian and U.S. universities, businesses, and/or organizations • Media training This request for SOIs is intended to inform individuals, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions about opportunities from the Public Diplomacy section to support projects in at least one of the following thematic areas: • Efforts to support Ethiopia’s economic and political reforms, including support for civil society, democracy, and governance, and/or election processes • Helping media professionals, media educators, and the public learn how to discern reliable sources of information and identify misinformation and disinformation, etc. • Promoting economic growth, especially via entrepreneurship, innovation, and promoting education about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) • Engaging emerging and under-represented populations, including youth, women, and persons with disabilities through leadership, education, English language, culture, and other programs • Promoting tolerance and peace through reintegration and reincorporation of under-represented populations including youth, women, persons with disabilities, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) • Promoting fair and peaceful elections • Promoting effective leadership and civic engagement • Promoting sustainable policies to protect the environment

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.