# University Partnership Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pds-dkr-nofo-upi-fy23-02-university-partnership-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345336

> U.S. Mission to Senegal offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on March 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PDS-DKR-NOFO-UPI-FY23-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Senegal |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $150,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience• Individuals• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.• Public universities from Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and the United States of America.

## What the grant funds

The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants. Proposals should address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded. Focus areas: • Promote partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions • Establish Senegalese or Bissau Guinean student and faculty exchanges, including in-person and virtual exchange opportunities • Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, entrepreneurship, creative industries, food security, and STEM • Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university education through subject matter exchange programs • Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation.

## Questions people ask

### Is PDS-DKR-NOFO-UPI-FY23-02 still open?

No. It closed on March 13, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for University Partnership Initiative?

U.S. Mission to Senegal accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for University Partnership Initiative?

Closed March 13, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $150,000 in total across about 15 awards.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.