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PDS-PRISTINA-FY22-01: Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

Closed Closed March 28, 2022 Opportunity PDS-PRISTINA-FY22-01 ☆ 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 Kosovo notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Total funding$350,000
• Expected awards15
• 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: · Kosovo not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations · Independent media outlets, officially registered in Kosovo.

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

The goal of this NOFO is to solicit proposals that address and implement projects that contribute in any of the following themes: 1. Strengthening CSO resilience and cooperation. 2. Empowering underserved communities. 3. Community-level conflict resolution. Program Objectives The 2022 Democracy Commission Small Grant Program’s objectives are as follows: Objective 1: By the end of the program, grantees will have promoted the increased collaboration of civil society organizations and will have established new partnerships. Objective 2: Civil society organizations will have strengthened their capacity, better-held government institutions accountable and transparent, and positioned themselves as public opinion leaders to advocate effectively for communities or groups. Objective 3: By the end of the program, grantees will have increased the public debates over public interest or concerns and increased their engagement with citizens to collaboratively work and participate in community decision-making processes. Objective 4: By the end of the program, grantees will have increased awareness among underserved communities (as defined in the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Underserved Communities) on exercising their rights. Objective 5: By the end of the program, grantees will have increased citizen involvement in identifying and addressing community challenges of underserved communities, in particular underrepresented women of rural areas, non-majority communities, and LGBT+. Objective 6: By the end of the program, grantees will have advanced the position of underserved communities by equipping them with skills that make them competitive in the labor market. Objective 7: By the end of the program, grantees will have improved multiethnic collaboration on community and socio-economic issues of communities in small ethnically diverse municipalities. Applicants are welcome to submit proposals that address one or more of the above objectives. For more details please see "Related Document" tab

Category: Other.

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.