# Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008888-building-diaspora-resilience-and-sustaining-traditional/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349694

> U.S. Mission to Malaysia offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $25,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on August 31, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008888 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Malaysia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 31, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- 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

Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/nongovernmental organizations, foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and commercial entities.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and U.S. Embassy in Singapore announce the Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language, an open competition for organizations to submit application to reinforce diaspora identities, promote linguistic diversity, and build community resilience to outside influence. The agreement awarded will use U.S. Fiscal Year 2022 Public Diplomacy Funds or Foreign Assistance Act. Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/nongovernmental organizations, foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and commercial entities. One to five Cooperative Agreements for a minimum of $ 25,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) and maximum of $ 500,000 USD, with a total amount of $ 500,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in available funds appropriated under subsection 7043(c)(2) of the FY22 annual appropriations act Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (Div. K, P.L. 116-260 (FY 2022 SFOAA), will be awarded. Work will support local content producers to create Hokkien-language content and hold events with the global Hokkien diaspora; facilitate a joint project with Taiwan-based influencers highlighting shared culinary, cultural, and religious traditions; and fund the development of a keyboard API for writing Hokkien-specific characters on smartphones. The initial period of performance will be for 12 months. Funding authority rests under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. This project will work with diaspora organizations interested in the promotion of Hokkien and its associated heritage. In addition to civil society organizations specifically interested in linguistic preservation, Malaysia and Singapore have longstanding and influential community associations based on historical community affiliations such as Hokkien, Cantonese, and Hakka which are interested in cultural preservation. In partnership with these organizations, this project will assist local content producers to create Hokkien-language content and hold events with the global Hokkien diaspora; facilitate a joint project with Taiwan-based influencers highlighting shared culinary, cultural, and religious traditions; and fund the development and promotion of a keyboard API for writing Hokkien-specific characters on smartphones.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008888 still open?

No. It closed on August 31, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language?

U.S. Mission to Malaysia accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language?

Closed August 31, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.