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POL-LH500-FY23-01: Complementary Response Small Grants Program (CRSGP) to Support Ukrainian Refugees

Closed Closed March 4, 2023 Opportunity POL-LH500-FY23-01 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Strengthening Moldova’s Energy and Trade Security (DFOP0019913). Status: Closes December 6, 2026 (29 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Lithuania notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$200,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations that operate in Lithuania are eligible to apply: • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supporting Ukrainian refugee communities; • Civil society organizations (CSOs) supporting Ukrainian refugee communities; • Nonprofit organizations supporting Ukrainian refugee communities; • Think tanks or academic institutions; • Private organizations supporting Ukrainian refugee communities; • Public and private educational institutions • Municipal or local governments and their affiliated institutions.*

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past EUR-Other awards averaged $675,720; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

In light of the unprecedented refugee influx due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Embassy of the United States in Vilnius, Lithuania announces an open competition for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society and private organizations assisting Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania to submit applications to the Complementary Response Small Grants Program (CRSGP). We seek proposals from any organization or individual that meets the program eligibility requirements below. Proposals from municipal governments may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants may submit a proposal focused on one or a few of the themes below. CRSGP funding proposals should NOT seek to address all of these issues in one application. This notice is subject to availability of funds. Potential projects supporting Ukrainian refugee communities can focus on: Assistance to local communities or Lithuanian NGOs to address housing shortages for refugees from Ukraine; Providing social services, including healthcare, legal counseling, psychological support, and education; Training, including language training, for refugees in support of their employment and integration in Lithuanian society; Promotion of equal access to protection, assistance, and other solutions for refugees with disabilities, socially vulnerable refugees, LGBTQI+ refugees, and other vulnerable refugee populations; Promotion of civil society and association building among refugees; Facilitating free flow of information (including support for independent media) to refugee populations and/or countering disinformation; Public education and advocacy (including civic education) related to national refugee policies and plans, refugee rights, services and integration; Conflict resolution or protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance; Anti-trafficking and anti-corruption.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0019913, which is open now.

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