Opportunity ID: 282125

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCAISB-16-AW-006-03102016
Funding Opportunity Title: Annual Program Statement for Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy Islamabad
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: CategoryExplanation
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Public Diplomacy
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2016
Last Updated Date: –
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 23, 2016
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 23, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 22, 2016
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Submissions are encouraged from U.S. and Pakistani registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with experience implementing programming of the type they are proposing. This experience should be documented in the organization’s proposal. A copy of the organization’s registration should be provided with the proposal application. U.S.-based organizations should submit a copy of their IRS determination letter. Pakistan-based organizations should submit a copy of their certificate of registration from the appropriate government organization.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Pakistan
Description: The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America in Islamabad, Pakistan, is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). PAS Islamabad invites all eligible organizations (see Section C for Eligibility Requirements) to submit a proposal for a Grant or Cooperative Agreement to support activities focused on advancing cultural ties between the United States and Pakistan through one of the activity areas specified in this NOFO.

PAS Islamabad invites proposals for projects that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, priority program areas, target audiences, and geographic locations when developing their proposals.

Public Diplomacy Goals:
Public diplomacy programming includes communications with international audiences, cultural programming, educational exchanges, promoting education including science, technology and math education, and international visitor programs. Proposals funded under this Annual Program Statement will further one or more of the U.S. Mission to Pakistan’s following public diplomacy goals:
1. Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Pakistan through shared information, experiences, exchanges, and/or expertise.
2. Strengthen local institutions to build long-term, self-sustaining relationships and institutional linkages between U.S. and Pakistani organizations, including capacity building support for Pakistani organizations as needed.
3. Counter violent extremism (CVE) through positive messages and tolerant perspectives that enhance and amplify community-based CVE in a wide range of areas.
4. Expand media outreach by amplifying U.S. diplomacy activities and programs on social and traditional media platforms.
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Ellen Delage, Program Specialist, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
Email:DelageEM@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 282125 Full Announcement-Application Instructions -> Attachment 3 – PAS Budget Narrative Template.pdf

Folder 282125 Full Announcement-Application Instructions -> 06 – APS for Cultural Affairs v2.pdf

Folder 282125 Full Announcement-Application Instructions -> Attachment 2 – Application Summary Coversheet.pdf

Folder 282125 Full Announcement-Application Instructions -> Attachment 1 – Applicant Organization Survey.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Ellen Delage, Program Specialist, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
Email: DelageEM@state.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
19.501 SCAISB-16-AW-006 Cultural Affairs APS PKG00221448 Mar 10, 2016 May 23, 2016 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

282125 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

282125 Budget-1.1.pdf

282125 Project-1.1.pdf

282125 SF424A-1.0.pdf

282125 SF424B-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

282125 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

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