Deadline: 31 August 2024
The U.S. Embassy Vienna, Austria, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.
Purpose of Small Grants
- The Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) is organized to fund projects advancing collaboration and dialogue and expand cooperation between Austria and the United States. AAPF accepts applications for funding for innovative projects that seek to bring American perspectives to Austria or connect Americans and Austrians in the following priority areas:
- Reinforcing the role of U.S.-Austrian and transatlantic ties in addressing shared challenges
- Promoting common democratic values and civic engagement
- Combating disinformation and building media literacy
- Addressing climate change together
- Fostering partnerships between U.S. and Austrian educational institutions
- Engaging youth around shared values
- Advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $200,000
- Award amounts: awards may range from $1,000 to $25,000
- Number of awards anticipated: 10-40 awards (dependent on amounts)
- Length of performance period: 1 to 12 months
- Anticipated program start date: 2024
Participant Audiences
- Primary audience should be non-Americans in Austria. Special consideration will be given to programs that reach youth and/or engage geographically or otherwise diverse communities in Austria. Proposals will also be evaluated based on their anticipated short and long-term impact, and on the ability to reach audiences using both traditional and innovative outreach tools.
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from qualified individuals and organizations based in Austria or abroad. Registered non-profit/not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, think tanks, civil society and non-governmental organizations, and associations with programming experience are eligible to apply.
- Please note that for-profit or commercial entities are not (not) eligible to apply.
Ineligible
- The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- The AAPF does not sponsor individual requests for scholarships or travel for educational purposes.
- Applications from organizations and individuals that do not meet the above criteria for eligibility.
- Projects related to humanitarian or charitable activities, or activities related to party politics.
- Construction programs.
- Programs that support specific religious activities.
- Conferences outside of Austria and personal trips abroad.
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs.
- Commercial projects and activities.
- Fundraising and fundraising events.
- Conducting or publishing scientific research.
- Projects primarily serving the institutional development of the organization applying.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
