25,000 available under Small Grants Program to strengthen Bilateral Relationships (Singapore)
Deadline: 30-Sep-22
U.S. Embassy Singapore is pleased to announce funding opportunities through its Public Affairs Section (PAS). Each year, the U.S. Embassy awards a limited number of grants to support activities and exchanges linking the United States and Singapore with the aim of strengthening the bilateral relationship and people-to-people connections.
Purpose of Small Grants: To support organizations or individuals that engage Singaporeans in activities that strengthen ties between the United States and Singapore or the region. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American experts, organizations, or institutions in fields that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, perspectives, or values.
U.S. Embassy Singapore welcomes proposals that utilize digital platforms or other technological innovations that reduce in-person programs, or support in-person programs that abide by Singapore’s current rules regarding events and gatherings. While applicants are invited to submit proposals with in-person components, they encourage applicants to consider digital delivery components in support of engaging broader audiences when appropriate.
U.S. Embassy is particularly interested in funding programs including but not limited to:
Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
Artistic and cultural workshops or performances;
Professional and academic enrichment or development activities; or
Other programs that build people-to-people connections between Americans and Singaporeans.
Thematic Priorities
U.S. Embassy Singapore small grants fund programs that:
Support entrepreneurship, innovation, and increased economic opportunities;
Address transnational threats including disinformation and other cybercrime;
Advance awareness of safety and security, health, and environmental cooperation between the U.S. and Singapore and its importance to the region;
Support open, inclusive, and diverse societies;
Promote the U.S. higher education system; or
Create understanding about U.S. policies, culture, and shared values.
Funding Information
Award amounts: Typically, award amounts vary between $1,000 USD and $25,000 USD, but exceptions are possible if the budget is commensurate with the project goals.
Anticipated program start date: Awards fund future programs only, not programs that occurred in the past or are already in progress. Programs must commence before September 30, 2022.
Participants and Audiences
Programs must engage Singaporeans. Applicants should identify a clear target audience and estimate the expected reach through both direct and indirect contact (i.e. social or traditional media, follow-on activities, etc.).
The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
Programs relating to partisan political activity
Charitable or development activities
Construction programs
Fund-raising campaigns
Lobbying for specific legislation or programs
Scientific research
Programs that duplicate existing programs
Programs that do not address priorities
Eligibility Criteria
The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from United States and Singapore:
Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
Public entities (e.g. schools or governmental agencies)
Individuals
For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. Applicants with Active Exclusions in the System for Award Management are also not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336930