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PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-08: Speakers Program

Closed Closed February 18, 2022 Opportunity PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-08 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Democracy Commission Program R2 FY2022 (TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Moldova notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$60,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$60,000
• Expected awards5
• 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 registered officially in the Republic of Moldova. • Public and private educational institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $60,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Speaker Program promotes an understanding of U.S. policies and institutions and the political, economic, social, and cultural context from which they arise. PAS Chisinau invites proposals for programs that engage speakers and experts from the United States in on-line or/and in-person programs including but not limited to: seminars, workshops, conferences, and media engagements. The program should build and consolidate knowledge and skills essential to the development of communities in Moldova. This funding opportunity is authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Priority Region: N/A Program Objectives: The U.S. Speaker Program provides seed money to sustainable projects that promote mutual understanding between U.S. and Moldovan citizens. The key themes for this speaker program are: · Anti-corruption · Entrepreneurship · Innovation · Accountable and Democratic Governance · Cyber-security · Economic opportunities through investments · Active citizenship · Energy Security / diversification of energy supply · Judicial Reform · Conflict Resolution · Online Education Participants and Audiences: Implementing partners should have a balanced gender approach and involve minorities and other marginalized groups in its activities to the extent possible. Applicant organizations are encouraged to extend programming and reach audiences outside Chisinau and in the Transnistrian and Gagauz regions of Moldova.

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, which is forecast.

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