This week’s edition of #FundingFriday highlights recently-published federal funding opportunities open to non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations that are based overseas. Click here for a list of the latest federal grant opportunities.
Building Interfaith Bridges
Department of State, U.S. Mission to Kenya
Current Closing Date for Applications: March 1, 2019
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to design and implement an innovative program to build bridges between members of different faiths in Kenya.
Art for Social Change
Department of State, U.S. Mission to Kenya
Current Closing Date for Applications: March 15, 2019
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to design and implement a program(s) to identify and train young artists in counties along the Kenyan coast to build their capacity and promote their talents. The project supports the Embassy’s strategic goals of improving governance and supporting economic prosperity through outreach, engagement, and training to disaffected and at-risk youth.
Catalysts for Change: Accelerating the Anti-trafficking Movement in Eastern India
Department of State, U.S. Mission to India
Current Closing Date for Applications: March 16, 2019
The primary goal of this funding opportunity is to encourage intra- and interstate stakeholder collaboration to strengthen the fight against human trafficking. Secondary goals for this program include promoting the empowerment of women and girls through peer leadership, fostering youth leadership and development, and strengthening resilience safety nets against human trafficking through multiple stakeholder collaboration.
Logistics and Administrative Implementation of Legal Clinics
Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
Current Closing Date for Applications: February 11, 2019
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to establish fully functional legal clinics in criminal law at two law schools in the country – one being part of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University which is a non-profit state university and one being part of Southeast European University which is a private-public not for profit entity. This will be an opportunity for law school students to obtain trial and case practice before they graduate and take the bar exam.
Democracy Commission Small Grants Program Competition
Department of State, U.S Mission to Armenia
Current Closing Date for Applications: February 21, 2019
The purpose of this program is to develop democracy, promote respect for human rights, and support civic education in Armenia.
Secure and Sustainable Human Rights Documentation Solutions
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Current Closing Date for Applications: March 11, 2019
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support the research, development, and implementation of secure human rights (HR) documentation solutions. In support of the 2017 National Security Strategy, DRL’s goal is to promote accountability for perpetrators of genocide and mass atrocity.
