The US Embassy is offering the Interethnic Reconciliation and Youth Small Grants Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support initiatives promoting collaboration and tolerance across diverse communities. This grant targets youth aged 11-25 without previous access to such opportunities. Priority is given to projects fostering cooperation among youth from different ethnic backgrounds in specific regions. Proposals should focus on interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation, with a closing date of Jan 19, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299033
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 003-FY2018 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM |
| 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: | •Divided Communities: Bringing together neighboring or nearby communities that have had little contact since the war. •Fractured Education/Two Schools Under One Roof: Working with segregated schools to address issues that divide students along ethnic lines. These projects should help remove obstacles to integration in education. •STEAM projects: Using science, technology, engineering, arts, robotics, and mathematics to bring young people together across ethnic lines. •Restoring Dignity to War Victims: Projects that involve youth in activities to restore dignity to victims of war and survivors of sexual violence and/or imprisonment camps from all ethnic groups. •Marginalized Groups: Projects that promote cooperation among marginalized minority groups from different ethnic communities, including (but not limited to) displaced persons, persons with disabilities, socio-economically disadvantaged persons, LGBT persons, Roma, and others. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.900 — AEECA/ESF PD Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 18, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $527,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Non-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society organizations, and NGOs), educational and cultural institutions, and independent media that are based and legally registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina are eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Description: | This program supports initiatives with the primary goal of promoting interethnic and intercommunity exchange, collaboration, and joint projects. We are seeking projects and initiatives that clearly develop increased tolerance and cooperation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Proposals engaging youth (ages 11-25) who have had no prior access to similar initiatives are encouraged. The Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at promoting interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation. Priority areas: Projects that reach out and promote cooperation between youth from different ethnic communities in the following areas: 1. Brcko District 2. Federation BiH: a) Canton 1: Bihač, Cazin, Bužim b) Canton 3: Srebrenik, Kalesija, Kladanj c) Canton 4: Zenica, Zavidovići, Maglaj d) Canton 6: Jajce, Uskoplje/Gornji Vakuf and Donji Vakuf e) Canton 10: Livno, Glamoč, Drvar 3. Republika Srpska: a. East Herzegovina b. Bihač Region c. Prijedor Region |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Samra Alibegic
Administrative Clerk Phone 0038733704000 Email:InterethnicBiH@state.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 299033 Full Announcement-Notice of funding opportunity -> IERY Small Grants NOFO.pdf
Folder 299033 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf
Folder 299033 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424A-V1.0.pdf
Folder 299033 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> Quick_Guide_for_Grants_Registrations_v1.7.pdf
Folder 299033 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> Application Small grants 2018FINAL.pdf
Folder 299033 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424B-V1.1.pdf
Packages
There are no packages on this grant.