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SCAISB-22-AW-006-12222021: In-Country English Access Microscholarship Program

Closed Closed February 22, 2022 Opportunity SCAISB-22-AW-006-12222021 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$100,000
• Award floor$75,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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 Pakistani-based, non-profit entities are eligible to apply: • Non-governmental organizations • Civil society organizations • Think tanks • Public and private educational institutions For-profit entities, even those that may fall into the categories listed above, are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan awards averaged $278,436; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad seeks outstanding proposals for the English Access Microscholarship Program (Access). The successful grantee will develop a program to provide foundational English language skills to 75 bright, economically disadvantaged students, primarily between the ages of 13 to 20, in Pakistan. Not only will the Access program provide participants with English language skills, it will also deliver leadership and confidence-building skills that may lead to better jobs and educational prospects for the students. Participants also will improve their ability to compete for and participate in future U.S. exchange and study programs. The foundation in English will be created through 360 hours of after-school instruction and intensive summer and winter sessions, to raise the students’ English level on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale from A to B. This award will be contingent on funding availability.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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