U.S. Embassy Yaoundé PAS Annual Program Statement
Deadline: 15-Jul-21
The U.S. Embassy Yaoundé Public Affairs Section (PAS) announces the availability of funding through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program.
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The PAS grants program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Cameroonian academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that promote U.S. values, increase understanding between U.S. and Cameroonian people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting good governance and transparency, economic prosperity, and peace and security. All programs must include an element of American culture or society, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Funding Information
Cash Grants for NGOs to improve access to justice around the world
Foundation Grants of up to € 100,000 to increase people’s resilience to disasters
Cash Grants for NGOs to improve access to justice around the world
Foundation Grants of up to € 100,000 to increase people’s resilience to disasters
Amount available for annual program $100,000.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited:
U.S. experts conducting lectures, seminars, or speaking tours with Cameroonian audiences;
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs;
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited:
U.S. experts conducting lectures, seminars, or speaking tours with Cameroonian audiences;
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs.
Priority Program Areas
Governance: Projects promoting democratic principles, improved and inclusive governance, transparency, human rights, religious freedom, empowerment of marginalized groups, voter participation, civic education, civil society;
Prosperity: Projects promoting economic prosperity, entrepreneurship, bilateral trade and investment, countering corruption;
Security: Projects promoting peace and security, rule of law, alternatives to violence in resolving conflict, tolerance, preventing radicalization to violence, improving mutual understanding between groups, community policing;
Journalism: Projects promoting a professional and independent media, role of informed citizens in a democracy, media literacy, ethical journalism.
Participants and Audiences
All projects should focus on engaging Cameroonians in Cameroon. Priority audience and program participants are:
Youth, especially emerging leaders;
Civil society;
Women;
Opinion leaders, including cultural, academic, and media figures;
Residents of Cameroon outside Yaoundé.
Program Performance Period
Proposed programs should be completed in 2 years or less.
Eligible Applicants
PAS encourages applications from the United States and Cameroon:
Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, community associations, and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience;
Individuals;
Non-profit media organizations;
Professional trade organizations;
Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329380