Opportunity ID: 326538

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SRB10020FO002
Funding Opportunity Title: English Language Program Grants
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Program Themes:

1. IMPROVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WITHIN SERBIA
2. SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDs)
3. HELPING SERBIAN CITIZENS GET JOBS, PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
4. MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD EU ACCESSION
5. PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION AND STABILITY
6. HIGHLIGHTING U.S.-SERBIAN CONNECTIONS
7. STRENGTHENING CRITICAL THINKING AND MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS

Expected Number of Awards: 20
Assistance Listings: 19.900 — AEECA/ESF PD Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 24, 2020
Last Updated Date: Apr 24, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 31, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 31, 2020
Archive Date: Sep 30, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding: $170,000
Award Ceiling: $30,000
Award Floor: $500

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following Serbian and American entities are eligible to apply:
• not-for-profit civil society organizations/non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think tanks
• public or private educational institutions
• governmental institutions
• individuals if they have a demonstrated capacity to carry out the proposed activities in the application

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. Mission to Serbia
Description:

The U.S. Embassy Belgrade announces an open competition for individuals and organizations to submit applications to carry out grant projects in support of our English Language Program in Serbia. Please carefully follow all instructions outlined below in this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

In light of social distancing and restrictions imposed to stop the spread of COVID-10, the U.S. Embassy welcomes creative proposals that utilize video conferencing, distance learning tools, etc.

 

Program Objectives:

 

The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) has set aside funds for English Language Program Grants designated to help the citizens of Serbia strengthen their system of education, promote entrepreneurship and economic development, increase civic engagement, promote regional cooperation and stability, and make progress toward Serbia’s accession into the European Union. Grant projects take any number of forms, including English language camps, conferences, workshops, courses, hackathons, online projects, or other activities.

All application materials must be submitted by email to BelgradeEL@state.gov. Do not send the application through the mail. If we do not receive a complete project proposal at the above address by the deadline, it will be considered technically ineligible and will not be considered for funding.

The following documents are required: 

a.     Either the SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance – organizations) or SF-424-I (Application for Federal Assistance – individuals) 

b.    SF424A (Budget Information for Non-Construction programs)

c.     SF424B (Assurances for Non-Construction programs). However, the SF-424B is required only for those applicants who:

1)    have never registered in SAM.gov; or

2)    have not recertified in SAM.gov prior to February 2, 2019.

d.    U.S. Embassy Belgrade’s Grant Application Form. SEE GUIDELINES BELOW.

e.     CV: Most recent curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé for the applicant.

All organizations must have a unique entity identifier (Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS number), as well as have a valid registration on file on the U.S. Government’s System for Award Management (SAM) website (www.sam.gov). Individuals applying for a grant are not required to have a unique entity identifier or be registered in SAM.gov.

If you have any questions about the grant application process, please contact: BelgradeEL@state.gov.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Tatjana Bakraclic

Grantor

Phone 381117064263
Email:bakraclict@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 326538 Full Announcement-Full NOFO text -> English Programs NOFO April_22_1130AM revision_v5_KM tms FINAL (002) CLEAN.pdf

Folder 326538 Other Supporting Documents-Mandatory Application Forms -> SF424_A_Budget Application Form_Organizations and Individuals.pdf

Folder 326538 Other Supporting Documents-Mandatory Application Forms -> SF424-I_Application Form for Individuals.pdf

Folder 326538 Other Supporting Documents-Mandatory Application Forms -> Application-form2020 v3.pdf

Folder 326538 Other Supporting Documents-Mandatory Application Forms -> SF424_Application Form for Organizations.pdf

Folder 326538 Other Supporting Documents-Mandatory Application Forms -> SF424_B_Assurances.pdf

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