This Department of State grant aims to fund medium and large-scale youth camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on promoting interaction, tolerance, and reconciliation among diverse religious and geographical communities. The camps should target youth aged 14-25 from all ethnic groups and minorities. Applicants must have experience organizing similar camps with over 50 participants. Proposals should not exceed $50,000. Deadline for submission is January 17, 2017, 17:00 p.m. EST. Submit applications to IECampsBiH@state.gov.
Opportunity ID: 290488
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | APP002BIHIE |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND- INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH CAMPS |
| 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: addressing school segregation or other 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 of 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: | 25 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.900 — AEECA/ESF PD Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $393,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All BiH non-profit organizations, educational 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: | Medium and large scale youth camps (more than 50 participants) designed explicitly to promote interaction, the development of tolerance and reconciliation between the religiously and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina youth (14-25) initiatives are encouraged. Applicants must be able to demonstrate past performance in organizing camps of a similar size with participants from entities, all ethnic groups and minorities.Project proposals should not exceed $50,000. Please submit your completed application to the following email address: IECampsBiH@state.gov The deadline for submission of Interethnic proposals to the Office of Public Affairs is Tuesday, January 17, 2017 by 17:00 p.m. |
| 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:alibegics@state.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 290488 Full Announcement-Notice of Funding Opportunity -> Interethnic NOFO 2016 camps.pdf
Folder 290488 Other Supporting Documents-Application -> Application ESF Camps.pdf
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