# Leveraging Media to Support Togo’s National Strategy for Prevention and Fight against Violent Extremism (SNAPLEV)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pds-lome-fy2022-02-leveraging-media-to-support-togos-national-strategy-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348743

> U.S. Mission to Togo offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on August 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PDS-LOME-FY2022-02 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Togo |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.979 |

## Who can apply

- 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 • For-profit organizations • Individuals • Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions NOTE: U.S. NGOs should demonstrate in country local expertise and have local experts to assist in project implementation. Applicants are responsible for negotiating prior agreements with Togolese state institutions for the implementation of the program. The Public Affairs Section reserves the right to request evidence of such agreements.

## What the grant funds

On April 1, 2022, the White House announced the list of priority countries and regions under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. Priority countries include Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and one region Coastal West Africa, including Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and Togo. As part of this initiative to prevent conflicts and promote stability in Togo, U.S. Embassy Lomé, of the U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to provide media literacy awareness for the public as bridges of understanding between individuals of different religious and cultural backgrounds for peacebuilding. Togo, despite its proximity to countries affected by violent extremism, is one West African country that has experienced relative peace and security, until recently. The escalation in violence in Burkina Faso has spread to neighboring countries, with Togo and Benin recording their worst Global Terrorist Index (GTI) scores on record. According to country officials, as of today, violent extremist attacks have led to over 40 military casualties and more than 100 civilians were killed and 2000 Togolese have taken refuge outside the country. As recognized by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), media literacy is an educational and cultural area that needed to be addressed, particularly when aiming at building bridges of better understanding between individuals of different religious and cultural backgrounds. Togo’s National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Violent Extremism (SNAPLEV) references the need for media literacy and for additional collaboration with journalists as a key method of preventing violent extremism. The main objective of this NOFO is to leverage and highlight U.S. expertise and the growing U.S.-Togo relationship to use media literacy as an educational and cultural as mechanism to build bridges of better understanding between individuals of different religious and cultural backgrounds, with the end goal of preventing violent extremism.

## Questions people ask

### Is PDS-LOME-FY2022-02 still open?

No. It closed on August 15, 2023.

### Who can apply for Leveraging Media to Support Togo’s National Strategy for Prevention and Fight against Violent Extremism (SNAPLEV)?

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

### What is the deadline for Leveraging Media to Support Togo’s National Strategy for Prevention and Fight against Violent Extremism (SNAPLEV)?

Closed August 15, 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 $250,000 each.

### Who has won Regional Peace and Security grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, United Nations, Association Ong Asma. The program made 96 awards worth $14.4 million in that time.