U.S. Embassy Islamabad PAS Grants Program
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U.S. Embassy Islamabad PAS Grants Program: The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Islamabad is soliciting proposals for grants from not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. 1. Expand Media Engagement: By providing journalists, professional associations, or press clubs with training in new or traditional media forms that also support objective media and professional standards in journalism. 2. Strengthen People-to-People Ties: Increase mutual trust and understanding through art and cultural exchanges, and other programs that connect Americans and Pakistanis in meaningful ways. 3. Increase Community Engagement: Build local capacity and generate narratives to confront ideological support for terrorism. 4. Build and Strengthen Local Partners: To develop capacity of local partners through long-term, self-sustaining relationships that will support ties between U.S. and Pakistani peer institutions and U.S. goals. Funding is available for projects that address the priority areas below and focus on Public Affair's key audiences, including: Pakistan civil society organizations, entrepreneurs/innovators, journalists, women, and youth (14-25 years old). Grant proposals should aim to create or extend the community of reform-minded individuals and groups, and should address one or more of the five Public Affairs priority areas: 1. Strengthening Civil Society: through the promotion of local cultural heritage, traditional and modern art forms, and other forms of creative expression; support for civil society organizations, educational institutions; or the emerging leaders in these fields through linkages with U.S. counterparts. 2. Supporting Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship: through projects that promote human/workers' rights, women's empowerment, corporate social responsibility, access to finance, and support for entrepreneurs. Particular emphasis should be placed on strengthening chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and core private sector industries through interactions or linkages with U.S. counterparts. 3. Fostering Regional Stability: through projects that support academic, art and cultural, civil society, and other exchanges and projects by strengthening ties between the United States, Pakistan, and regional neighbors; thus assisting in the development of friendly, sympathetic and peaceful relations. 4. Countering Extremism by Encouraging Accurate Messaging: through projects that develop and support credible local broadcast content; counter falsehoods, messaging, and propaganda; present accurate information on U.S.-Pakistan cooperation; provide educational and recreational opportunities for Pakistani youth. 5. Supporting Public Sector Institutions: through projects that strive to improve communications capacity and professionalism for civil servants, and local and national public sector institutions; capacity building and training, and English language programs specific to civil service professions.
Federal Grant Title: | U.S. Embassy Islamabad PAS Grants Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAPPD-13-SPK-330-SCA-121512 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 01, 2013 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 01, 2013 |
Posted Date: | Dec 15, 2012 |
Creation Date: | Dec 14, 2012 |
Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2013 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $25,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Proposals are sought that address the program goals of the Public Affairs Section: 1. Expand Media Engagement: By providing journalists, professional associations, or press clubs with training in new or traditional media forms that also support objective media and professional standards in journalism. 2. Strengthen People-to-People Ties: Increase mutual trust and understanding through art and cultural exchanges, and other programs that connect Americans and Pakistanis in meaningful ways. 3. Increase Community Engagement: Build local capacity and generate narratives to confront ideological support for terrorism. 4. Build and Strengthen Local Partners: Develop capacity of local partners through long-term, self-sustaining relationships that will support ties between U.S. and Pakistani peer institutions and U.S. goals.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The U.S. Embassy Islamabad Public Affairs Section encourages applications from U.S. and Pakistani registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with at least two years of programming experience.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Nathan Edgerton, Grants Manager Public Affairs Section U.S. Embassy Islamabad
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