# American Corner Niamey

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pds-niamey-fy21-corner-american-corner-niamey/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331611

> U.S. Mission to Niger offered grants of up to $70,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $70,000 in total. Applications closed on April 6, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PDS-NIAMEY-FY21-CORNER |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Niger |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 6, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $70,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $70,000 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible Applicants 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

## What the grant funds

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. Embassy Niamey Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: American Corner Niamey Funding Opportunity Number: PDS-Niamey-FY21-Corner Deadline for Applications: April 6, 2021 Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 Total Amount Available: Up to $70,000, pending availability of funds. A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Niamey of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to establish an American Corner in Niamey. Please follow all instructions below. This notice is subject to availability of funding. Priority Region: City of Niamey Program Objectives: After 30 years, U.S. Embassy Niamey has transitioned its American Cultural Center and Rosa Parks Library from Rue de La Tapoa in the Plateau neighborhood of Niamey to its new embassy building in Koira Kano. However, Embassy Niamey is interested in opening a new American Corner in a more central location in Niamey. Thus, we are seeking to partner with an organization to establish an American Corner. The primary goal of the American Corner is to provide access to information about the United States, including U.S. culture, U.S. higher education system, the U.S. government and its policies, and provide access to American English language-learning resources. Additionally, organizations must be willing to host official embassy events at least weekly. Such events vary in scope, but will likely include receptions, discussion forums, cultural events, media interviews, official meetings, or lectures. Most events take place in the afternoon or evening, however, some may occur on weekends. Applications should include a plan for managing a library focused on the United States and English language resources with public events targeted primarily at high school and university students and young professionals, The public events must include a drop-in language club that meets at least weekly, a quarterly book club, and a plan to create Niger’s first “Makerspace” which would offer Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math activities such as coding, robotics, 3D printing, and writers seminars.. In the proposal, organizations should explicitly state whether they have their own space to host the American Corner, or if they would prefer to occupy the site of the former American Cultural Center in the Plateau neighborhood.

## Questions people ask

### Is PDS-NIAMEY-FY21-CORNER still open?

No. It closed on April 6, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for American Corner Niamey?

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

### What is the deadline for American Corner Niamey?

Closed April 6, 2021. 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 $70,000 each. About $70,000 in total.

### 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.