U.S. Embassy Abidjan PAS Annual Program Statement

Description

1) Objective

The U.S. Embassy Abidjan Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining the funding priorities, the strategic themes they focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. PAS Abidjan invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Côte d’Ivoire through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

In FY2021, PAS Abidjan’s small grants program seeks proposals for programs that address at least one of the following four priority themes:

• Encouraging active participation of youth in a peaceful, inclusive Cote d’Ivoire
• Promoting economic empowerment through entrepreneurship
• A healthy Cote d’Ivoire is a prosperous Cote d’Ivoire
• The U.S. and Cote d’Ivoire as strong partners in business and security

2) Eligibility

The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Ivoirian: Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience; Non-profit or governmental educational institutions; Governmental institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Cote d’Ivoire.

4) Budget

The total funding amount is $200,000. Funding may range from $5,000-$25,000. They plan to fund 15 projects.

5) Application

The application deadline is 30 April 2021. All application templates and guidelines can be downloaded from the given website.