U.S. Embassy in Nepal announces Annual Program Statement for Cultural Affairs
Deadline: 31 May 2020
The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Grants program.
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The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Kathmandu is soliciting proposals for grants from not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions that focus on one of the priority areas specified below.
Priority Areas
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Funding is available for projects that address the priority areas below and focus on Public Affair’s key audiences, including civil society organizations, entrepreneurs/innovators, journalists, women, youth, young political leaders, and members of parliament.
Grant proposals should address one or more of the five Public Affairs priority areas:
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Indo-Pacific Vision: Activities that advance U.S. and Nepal efforts to increase prosperity, good governance, and cooperation with other countries in the South Asia and Pacific region.
Entrepreneurship development: Programs that strengthen the entrepreneurship and economic development ecosystem in Nepal, and expand access to that ecosystem among minority communities, women, youth and less-developed areas of Nepal.
Democratic Governance: Activities that promote the values that reinforce the U.S.- Nepal partnership, including but not limited to democratic values of:
freedom of speech
transparency
pluralism
accountability
Social Change through performing arts: Activities that utilizes performing arts to address social issues pertinent to Nepal, such as gender-based violence, LGBTI and minority rights, freedom of speech, and transparency and accountability.
Youth and women empowerment: Activities that enhance incomes, increase participation in STEM education, create jobs for women and youth, as well as improve livelihoods.
Funding Information
Floor of Individual Award Amounts: $5000.00
Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: $24500.00
Anticipated period of performance: 1 Year
Number of awards anticipated: 3-5
Eligibility Criteria
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The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Nepal registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with relevant programming experience.
This experience should be documented in the organization’s proposal. A copy of the organization’s registration should be provided with the proposal application.
U.S.-based organizations should submit a copy of their IRS determination letter. Nepal-based organizations should submit a copy of their certificate of registration from the appropriate government organization.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit all application materials directly via email at the address given on the website.
Please ensure:
The application fulfills all requirements stated in this funding opportunity
All documents are in English
All budgets are in U.S. dollars
All pages are numbered
All documents are formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper,
All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.
For more information, visit https://np.usembassy.gov/notice-of-funding-opportunity/