U.S. Embassy Bratislava, PAS, Countering Extremism Program

The summary for the U.S. Embassy Bratislava, PAS, Countering Extremism Program 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 Slovakia, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

U.S. Embassy Bratislava, PAS, Countering Extremism Program: U.S. Embassy Bratislava, Public Affairs Section (PAS), announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to train and mentor national/local government officials and civil society community leaders in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic on best practices for preventing and countering racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism. Specifically, the awardee will, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism and the Strong Cities Network: 1) organize a two-day workshop in spring 2021 (or thereafter) with the participation of 4 US speakers; 2) organize pre- and post-workshop webinar discussions with workshop participants (two total); 3) issue and monitor two small grants of approximately $3,750 each ($7,500 total) which will be awarded to conference participants from the Slovak Republic to conduct awareness raising campaigns/counter-messaging on racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism; 4) facilitate a post-workshop visit of four days/three nights by Strong Cities Network staff to the Slovak Republic; 5) facilitate round-trip international airfare for up to 10 workshop participants from the Slovak Republic to visit the United States in fall 2021 (or thereafter) on a State Department exchange; and 6) provide guidance to local and national government officials in the Slovak Republic on addressing violent extremist messaging online. The awardee will be asked to arrange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which manages the Strong Cities Network, to work with them as a sub-awardee to organize the conference and follow-on activities (budget estimate: $18,000).