U.S. Consulate General Surabaya PAS Annual Program Statement

Description

1) Objective

All submissions must explain how the program will promote the following PAS Surabaya strategic priorities:

• U.S. – Indonesia Bilateral Relationship: Programs that seek to explain U.S. policies, culture, values, and/or perspectives to Indonesian audiences, resulting in a positive impact on the bilateral relationship, and strengthening people-to-people ties.
• Economic Growth: Programs related to economic integration, entrepreneurship, innovation, intellectual property rights, and women’s empowerment.
• Social Issues: Programs that seek to promote democracy, such as promoting a better understanding of human rights, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion. This could include addressing specific elements of these issues as they have emerged during the global pandemic.
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM): Programs related to increasing capacity and interest of its institutions to partner with U.S. institutions and provide support to collaboration in science, technology, engineering, art, and math as well as to promote education. This could include programs aimed to promote technological innovation, enhance collaborative research between the United States and Indonesia, provide unique links between performing art and science, build or continue collaborations with local knowledge and experts in STEAM fields, and increase the number of women in these fields. This also includes programs that aim to address challenges or mitigate effects of climate change.
• Media Engagement: Programs that support capacity-building programs for Indonesians with a focus on journalism, and programs that provide direct access to authoritative American information sources to promote depth, accuracy, and balance of foreign reporting from the United States, counter disinformation, and deepen understanding of U.S. policy and values.

2) Eligibility

PAS Surabaya encourages applications from U.S. and Indonesian: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non- governmental organizations with programming experience, higher-education institutions, Individuals or Groups of Individuals. Applications from organizations that include alumni of U.S. Government exchange programs are highly encouraged

3) Location

Actions must take place in Indonesia.

4) Budget

Funding may range up to $25,000.

5) Application

The submission of a SOI is the first step in a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a SOI, which is a concise, two-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for PAS Surabaya to evaluate prior to requiring the development of full proposal applications. Upon at least quarterly review of eligible SOIs, PAS Surabaya will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications. The deadline is 30 April 2022.