Opportunity ID: 357778

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: PDS-004-FY2025
Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Ethiopia, PD Request for Statement of Interest
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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: 5
Assistance Listings: 19.022 — Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 18, 2024
Last Updated Date: Dec 18, 2024
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 31, 2025
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 31, 2025
Archive Date: Mar 02, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $25,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental
organizations with programming experience.
• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions.
• Individuals will be considered, but priority is given to registered organizations and educational
institutions with a proven track record of success.
For-profit or commercial entities, including for-profit media organizations, are not eligible to apply.

Other Eligibility Requirements

• To be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number issued
via www.SAM.gov as well as a valid registration on www.SAM.gov. Please see Section D.5 for more
information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or to be registered in SAM.gov.

• Applicants are only allowed to submit one SOI per organization. If more than one SOI is submitted from an
organization, all SOIs from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. (Exceptions are local and
international universities.)

Additional Information

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

PD Ethiopia invites SOIs for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Ethiopia

through cultural, media, and exchange and programs that highlight shared values and promote bilateral

cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with U.S. experts,

organizations, or institutions that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, values, and

perspectives.

PD grant programs include, but are not limited to:

• Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs

• Artistic and cultural workshops, performances, and exhibitions

• Programs developed by alumni of U.S.- sponsored exchange and programs

• Programs that strengthen relationships between Ethiopian and U.S. universities, businesses, and/or

organizations

• Media training

This request for SOIs is intended to inform individuals, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and

academic institutions about opportunities from the Public Diplomacy section to support projects in at least

one of the following thematic areas:

• Efforts to support Ethiopia’s economic and political reforms, including support for civil society,

democracy, and governance, and/or election processes

• Helping media professionals, media educators, and the public learn how to discern reliable sources of

information and identify misinformation and disinformation, etc.

• Promoting economic growth, especially via entrepreneurship, innovation, and promoting education

about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)

• Engaging emerging and under-represented populations, including youth, women, and persons with

disabilities through leadership, education, English language, culture, and other programs

• Promoting tolerance and peace through reintegration and reincorporation of under-represented

populations including youth, women, persons with disabilities, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

• Promoting fair and peaceful elections

• Promoting effective leadership and civic engagement

• Promoting sustainable policies to protect the environment

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

Mission Addis Ababa, Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team

addispasapsgrants@state.gov
Email:addispasapsgrants@state.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 357778 Full Announcement-Concept Note Template FY25 -> Ethiopia – Concept note template – FY25.pdf

Folder 357778 Full Announcement-PDS FY25_Request for SOI -> PD Ethiopia_ FY25 Request for Statement of Interest.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Mission Addis Ababa, Public Diplomacy Grants Management Team
addispasapsgrants@state.gov
Email: addispasapsgrants@state.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
19.040 PDS-004-FY2025 U.S. Embassy Ethiopia, PD Request for Statement of Interest PKG00289718 Dec 18, 2024 Jan 31, 2025 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

357778 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

357778 SF424A-1.0.pdf

357778 SF424B-1.1.pdf

357778 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

357778 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

357778 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

357778 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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