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PDS-PRISTINA-FY22-02: U.S. Speaker Program for Kosovo

Closed Closed March 18, 2022 Opportunity PDS-PRISTINA-FY22-02 ☆ 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$80,000
• Expected awards4
• 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: - Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations officially registered in the Republic of Kosovo. - Public and private educational institutions in the Republic of 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

Program Goals and Objectives: This year’s U.S. Speaker Program supports activities that contribute to: - decreasing cronyism and political interference in Kosovo’s educational institutions. - increasing support among political elite and government institutions for formal and non-formal STEAM education targeting girls and underserved communities. More specifically, this year’s U.S. Speaker Program will fund activities supporting any of the following objectives: - fighting corruption and politically motivated interference to make Kosovo’s education system more independent and resilient - showcasing the U.S. formal and non-formal STEAM (Science, Technology, the Arts Engineering, and Math) educational model by sharing U.S. best practices on building: a stronger education for rural women and girls; project-based learning, and; use of tech tools and other practical skills required by the modern economy - creating new local partnerships and built stronger ties among women and girls’ Civil Society Organizations to advance STEAM and girls education in rural areas - raising awareness among local political elite and government institutions to support the modernization of youth and girl education - improving educational provision for underserved communities. (The term “underserved community” as defined in the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Underserved Communities). 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.