NOFO: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (Namibia)

PDS Windhoek invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Namibia 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.

Priority Areas

• Directly support U.S. treaty or bilateral agreement obligations.
• Directly support U.S. policies, strategies, and objectives in a country as stated in the Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) (ICS is the four-year strategy that articulates the U.S. priorities in a given country and is led by the Chief of Mission.) These priorities are Empowering an Inclusive, Rules-Based Democracy, Catalyzing a Resilient, Sustainable Economy and Cultivating Equitable Access to Service to help Unleash Namibia’s Human Resources.
• Support disaster risk reduction for cultural heritage in disaster-prone areas, or post-disaster cultural heritage recovery.
• Complement the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) or Public Diplomacy programs.

Funding Information

• Length of performance period: 1 month to 12 months
• Number of awards anticipated: Five awards (dependent on amounts and funding availability)
• Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $10,000
• NOFO Amount Maximum: $50,000

Ineligible Programs

• Programs relating to partisan political activity;
• Charitable or development activities;
• Construction programs;
• Programs that support specific religious activities;
• Fund-raising campaigns;
• Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
• Scientific research;
• Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; or
• Programs that duplicate existing programs.

Participants and Audiences

• Public Diplomacy Grant Programs should have as primary participants and audience the Namibian public, to include: the public in a specific community; students, learners, educators, and academics; education institutions; civil society organizations; arts and culture organizations and institutions.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from U.S. and Namibia:
  • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience
  • Individuals
  • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions
  • Governmental institutions
  • American entities applying should demonstrate expertise in the Namibian context
• For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
• Other Eligibility Requirements:
  • In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Namibia.