The Embassy of the United States is offering a grant to support initiatives promoting interethnic exchange and collaboration in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This grant aims to enhance tolerance and cooperation between diverse communities, with a focus on engaging youth aged 11-25. Priority areas include regions within the Brcko District, Federation BiH, and Republika Srpska. Proposals should emphasize interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation to foster a sense of unity among youth from different ethnic backgrounds. Applications are welcomed until January 26, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299042
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 004-FY2018 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH PROGRAM 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: 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 28, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 25, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $527,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| 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:IECampsBiH@state.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 299042 Full Announcement-Notice of funding opportunity -> NOFO for IERY Youth Camps 2018FINAL.pdf
Folder 299042 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424_2_1-V2.1.pdf
Folder 299042 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424A-V1.0.pdf
Folder 299042 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> Quick_Guide_for_Grants_Registrations_v1.7.pdf
Folder 299042 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> Application Youth camps 2018finaL.pdf
Folder 299042 Other Supporting Documents-Application package -> SF424B-V1.1.pdf
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