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PDS-BOG-FY23-SG3: Why are Colombians on the move? Seeking to understand why Colombians migrate irregularly to the United States and improve dissuasive messaging.

Closed Closed September 4, 2023 Opportunity PDS-BOG-FY23-SG3 ☆ 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 Colombia notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$40,000
• Expected awards1
• 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 following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations;• Public and private educational institutions;• Individuals; and• Public international organizations and governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Diplomacy Section at U.S. Embassy Bogota (PDS Bogota) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program that will study and help us better understand why Colombians are increasingly migrating to the United States irregularly. The program will also study, analyze and suggest strategies to PDS Bogota to dissuade those inclined to risk the irregular journey to the United States from doing so. Proposals should cover a period of 6-8 months, starting from the time funding is disbursed. Priority Region: This program is designed to engage Colombians considering migrating irregularly to the United States; Colombians en route to the United States without the proper authorization to enter; and Colombians who already entered or attempted to enter the United States unlawfully and were returned. The implementing partner may interview these Colombians along migration corridors in Colombia (e.g., from Ipiales to Necocli), but they should also engage migrants in Colombia after their return. The implementing partner should also conduct interviews of Colombians in Mexico who plan to bus northward and/or Colombians who have arrived at the U.S.-Colombian border and plan to attempt to enter the United States. While other nationalities may use Colombia as a transit country to migrate, this project is limited to engaging Colombian nationals only. Program Objectives: PDS Bogota aims to better understand the reasons why Colombians migrate irregularly to the Unites States. PDS Bogota seeks proposals that will provide us with clearer data, not just anecdotal stories about the reasons Colombians migrate irregularly. With the help of the implementing partner, we hope to interview hundreds of would-be migrants or recently returned migrants to understand who they are and why they’re on the move. With this data, we also want our partner to experiment with messages and platforms to determine how and where to message to Colombians to dissuade them before they seek to become irregular migrants. What messaging might convince them to use a safe, legal pathway or not to go at all? This grant should have two parts: research and experimental messaging. For part 1, the implementing partner will focus on interviewing recently returned irregular Colombian migrants, Colombians strongly considering migrating to the United States irregularly, and Colombians who are already en route.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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

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