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SCS-800-23-GR-001-WHA-030723: Strengthening Government Through Civil Society Engagement

Closed Closed May 7, 2023 Opportunity SCS-800-23-GR-001-WHA-030723 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$150,000
• Total funding$1.0 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistance Coordination (WHA/AC) Grant Programs awards averaged $934,876; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to strengthen government institutions through civil society engagement. U.S. Embassy San Jose intends to issue awards in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in FY 2022 Economic Support Funds (ESF), pending availability of funding. The anticipated start date for this activity is September 30, 2023, and project periods should not exceed two years. The U.S. Embassy San Jose intends to fund 3-5 awards between the amounts of $150,000 and $250,000 each. The NOFO and submitted proposals should focus on Pillar II of the Root Causes Strategy (RCS): Combating corruption, strengthening democratic governance, and advancing the rule of law. Specific objectives and indicators should be included in the proposals that allow the organization to measure and demonstrate progress. Proposals may also support Pillars III - Promoting respect for human rights, labor rights, and a free press, and Pillar IV – Countering and preventing violence, extortion, and other crimes perpetrated by criminal gangs, trafficking networks, and other organized criminal organizations. Funding awarded under this NOFO cannot be used for law enforcement, to train members of law enforcement, or to provide social services. U.S. Embassy San Jose invites qualified U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS or non-U.S.-based NGOs, and U.S. and non-U.S.-based public and private institutions of higher education to submit proposals that include an implementation strategy focused on building strong, capable, and accountable governments. Proposals should be oriented toward activities by civil society organizations working with the government of Costa Rica to improve the delivery of government services, particularly to vulnerable and/or marginalized communities and in areas outside of the Central Valley, with a particular focus on Limon. Proposals should focus on vulnerable populations that – may include, but not limited to, women and girls, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, people of African descent, members of racial and ethnic minorities, refugees and internally displaced persons, members of religious minorities, LGBTQI+ persons, rural residents, migrants, and individuals adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. These proposals will assist or complement central/local/municipal government efforts to increase and improve services.

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