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WAW-NOFO-FY24-03: PD Poland American Spaces Grant Funding 2024

Closed Closed April 4, 2024 Opportunity WAW-NOFO-FY24-03 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Poland notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$15,000
• Total funding$125,000
• 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)

1. Eligible Applicants • Appropriately registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience; • Individuals to include alumni of U.S. government sponsored exchange programs; and • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions including public libraries, schools, and universities. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant organization must be registered to operate in Poland, or if this is not the case, they are strongly encouraged to partner with a local Polish organization registered to operate in Poland.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Program Description: U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General Krakow, Public Diplomacy Section (PD Poland) announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to compete for a grant or cooperative agreement award to deepen understanding of the United States through interactive, engaging programming at American Spaces in Poland. PD Poland invites proposals from eligible organizations for projects beginning no earlier than May 15, 2024. The deadline for this NOFO, #WAWNOFO-FY24-03, is Thursday, April 4, 2024. American Spaces are U.S. State Department supported cultural and information centers around the world that provide free and open access for members of local communities to learn more about the United States, develop skills, and access a wide range of resources. They are designed, configured, and equipped to promote critical thinking, innovation, and thoughtful discussions of issues important to the United States and host countries. American Spaces programming showcases the breadth and depth of American values, ideals, culture, and perspectives on a variety of themes. In Poland, there are six American Corners (Gdańsk, Lublin, Katowice, Łódź, Radom, Wrocław) and one American Center (Kraków). Please follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: PD Poland invites proposals to implement impactful programs focused on leadership, democracy, entrepreneurship and innovation, media literacy, and/or climate solutions and sustainability at up to seven American Spaces in Poland to forge enduring connections between the United States and emerging leaders in Poland. Participants and Audiences Mission Poland American Spaces’ primary audiences for this funding opportunity are emerging leaders in Poland to include high school and university students and young professionals, ages 15 - 35. PD Poland encourages efforts to ensure gender parity and socio-economic inclusion across all its activities. Applicants should be as specific as possible in their proposals about their project’s primary audience and how they will engage them through programming at the American Spaces. The term “general public” is not an adequate description of the targeted audience. Tourists and other visitors to Poland are not a primary audience for PD Poland.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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