Grants / Department of State / U.S. Mission to Georgia

PDS-DOS-GEO-FY24-005: Economic Growth through the Promotion of Cultural Heritage

Closed Closed May 31, 2024 Opportunity PDS-DOS-GEO-FY24-005 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Georgia notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• 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)

• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience. • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions. • Governmental Institutions/Municipalities • Legal Entities of Public Law.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit applications through its Democracy Commission Small Grants Program - Economic Growth through the Promotion of Cultural Heritage. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: The purpose of the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program -- Economic Growth through the Promotion of Cultural Heritage is to award grants for specific projects that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Georgia, foster economic growth through the promotion of cultural heritage, and develop strategies for building tourism in the community. Priority Program Areas: · Support tourism and economic development in ethnic and religious minority areas, border areas, and other vulnerable regions in Georgia · Increase awareness of and/or access to cultural heritage sites or locations of cultural importance · Promote education initiatives for local audiences · Community-led cultural heritage revitalization projects · Renovating and/or setting up tourist information centers · Improving access to cultural heritage sites, including ramps for people with special needs · Cleaning, fixing, and maintaining pathways, installing signs, improving overall accessibility Participants and Audiences: The U.S. Embassy seeks geographically and demographically diverse audiences within the country and prioritizes proposals with a significant programming component outside of the capital. Priority will be given to projects in ethnic minority or border regions. The following types of programs are not eligible for funding: · Restoration/preservation of monuments · Programs relating to partisan political activity; · Charitable or development activities; · Construction programs; · Programs that support specific religious activities; · Fund-raising campaigns; · Lobbying for specific legislation or programs; · Scientific research; · Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; or · Programs that duplicate existing programs. Authorizing legislation, type, and year of funding: 19.900 AEECA/ESF PD Programs FY24 B.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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