U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Small Grants Program Statement

The summary for the U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Small Grants Program Statement grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the US Mission to Dominican Republic, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Small Grants Program Statement: I. Funding Opportunity Description

Background Information:
The U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that limited funding is available through the Embassy’s Public Affairs Small Grants program to support activities that promote U.S.-Dominican bilateral relations in the following priority area:


1) English teacher training programs to develop the quality of English language teaching in the Dominican Republic. The primary goal of the funding opportunity is to engage at least 60 English teachers in training programs that will support the development of the English teaching capacity in the Dominican Republic. The target population for this training program will be public school teachers, teachers of the Ministry of Higher Education’s English Immersion Program and teachers of the binational centers (Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano and Centro Cultural Dominico-Americano).


Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis up until June 15, 2016, 18:00. All projects must begin before September 30, 2016.

For more information regarding this grant opportunity, please visit the following link: http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/publicaffairs.html.

Thank you for your interest in the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Small Grant Program.
Federal Grant Title: U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Small Grants Program Statement
Federal Agency Name: US Mission to Dominican Republic
Grant Categories: Education
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: S-DR860-16-NOFO-002
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321829
CFDA Descriptions: Public Diplomacy Programs
Current Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2016
Posted Date: May 4, 2016
Creation Date: May 3, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 15, 2016
Total Program Funding: $110,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $110,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $60,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
English language teacher training
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
American and/or Dominican-based committed and organized civil-society organizations, think-tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions
Link to Full Grant Announcement
U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo webpage
Grant Announcement Contact
Joshabel De La Cruz Academic Specialist Phone 8095687775
U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo inbox for NOFO-related questions

U.S. Mission to Dominican Republic 703-875-5117