Food & Agriculture
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing stat and community-level conservation leadership.
Proposals must be for projects based in the
Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) and focus on conservation issues as noted in Section A (2) of this notice. Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Caribbean NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged. Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered.
Award Size: $75,000 up to $200,000
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Environment, Energy & Water
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: NAWCA Mexican Standard Grants
In 1989, the U.S. Congress passed into law the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) with the intention of protecting, restoring, and managing wetland ecosystems and other habitats critical to maintaining healthy populations of migratory birds throughout North America. In 2002, Congress expanded the scope of the Act to include other species associated with wetlands habitats. For every USD$1 received in NAWCA grant funds, applicants should be able to match in cash, at a minimum, with USD$1 in partner funds from those involved in the project.
This program's goal is to promote partnerships between public agencies and groups interested in:
- Protecting, improving, restoring, and managing an appropriate distribution and diversity of wetland ecosystems and other habitats for wetlands-associated migratory birds and other fish and wildlife in North America;
- maintaining and improving the current distributions of wetlands-associated migratory bird populations; and
- maintaining an abundance of waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) and other populations of wetlands-associated migratory birds consistent with the objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, Waterbird Conservation Plan for the Americas, Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plan, and other international obligations contained in the treaties and migratory bird conventions and other agreements with Canada, Mexico, and other countries.
Award Size: Up to $1M
Deadline: May 19, 2021
Health & Nutrition
USAID: Community Action for HIV Control Activity Kiev
The overall goal of the five-year activity is to accelerate Ukraine’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control by 2030 by improved prevention, testing and linkage to care among key and priority populations. Funded through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the “Community Action for HIV Control” aims to increase the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who know their status and are linked to HIV care, in order to achieve the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 goals for HIV epidemic control in Ukraine.
The overall goal of the five-year “Community Action for HIV Control” activity is to accelerate Ukraine’s efforts to achieve HIV epidemic control by 2030 by improved prevention, testing, and linkage to care among key and priority populations. The Activity will improve accessibility, acceptability, equitable coverage and efficiency of HIV services. This Activity will be implemented in close cooperation with the Center for Public Health (Ministry of Health, Ukraine).
The Activity will achieve the following three objectives:
- Strengthen existing HIV package with differentiated service delivery models for prevention, testing, and linkage to care with flexibility to serve clients’ needs depending on shifting demographic trends.
- Strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to implement and sustain differentiated HIV service delivery models based on the needs of key populations and priority populations through civil society engagement and community empowerment.
- Introduce an enabling policy environment to enhance access to rights-oriented and client-centered HIV services for key populations.
Award Size: Up to $19.5M
Deadline: March 31, 2021
DoS: Air Quality Hackathon
Based on funding availability, this project will bring together 60 participants in 20 teams of three each from across India for a two-day Air Quality Hackathon in Kolkata to brainstorm practical solutions to improving air quality in the region. In a follow-on campaign drive, students and NGO partners will implement the winning and actionable solutions in their communities. The successful results will be shared with policy experts in government and civil society for possible implementation.
This funding opportunity seeks to support a two-day hackathon in 2021 for technocrats to draw upon existing expertise and data to develop actionable solutions to Kolkata's air quality problems. The solutions and the findings from the hackathon will be shared with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB); the West Bengal Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change; academics; civil society partners; and students. This project will heighten awareness and catalyze behavior change in local communities and highlight the urgency of the problem to policy makers.
Project Objectives:
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The Air Quality Hackathon will host together (20) teams, (3) participants per team to brainstorm for two days and find practical solutions for improving air quality in the Kolkata region.
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NGO partners and students representing at least ten school communities will test the impact of the practical solutions within the larger community within six months after the hackathon concludes.
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Participating high schools will be encouraged to offer credit to participating students (as they have done in the past) for the co-curricular activities taken on by the students.
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Results will be made public and presented to policy makers and government and civil society leaders within 12 months of the hackathon. Successful solutions might then be implemented on a larger scale.
Award Size: $30,000 up to $60,000
Deadline: April 30, 2021
Education & Engagement
DoS: U.S. Mission to Sweden
The U.S. Embassy to Sweden announces an open competition for private individuals and organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to strengthen U.S. Gothenburg/Western Sweden relations on the occasion of Gothenburg’s 400th anniversary.
To strengthen U.S.-Gothenburg/Western Sweden relations on the occasion of Gothenburg’s 400th anniversary in 2021. (Note: Due to the pandemic, some celebrations are being delayed until 2022.) U.S. Embassy Stockholm is looking for programs that will promote better public understanding in Gothenburg and Western Sweden of the long history and tradition of cooperation between Gothenburg and the United States and that point to the future of that cooperation.
These programs should highlight the advantages of past and future partnership between the United States and the city/region in trade/investment, security/defense, innovation/research, and/or academic exchange/culture/arts/immigration. The programs should be structured in such a way that they can accomplish their goals assuming the pandemic is ongoing and relevant U.S. and Swedish pandemic-related regulations remain in place.
Award Size: $1,000 up to $10,000
Deadline: April 6, 2021
DoS: Expanding Religious Tolerance in Mozambique
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 Religious Freedom globally.
DRL’s goal is reduced inter- and intra- communal tensions and related religious freedom abuses by strengthening social cohesion and religious tolerance in Mozambique. Northern Mozambique serves as the stronghold for the Islamic State-Mozambique (IS-M), which currently fights Mozambican forces over a large area in northern Cabo Delgado province. Although many victims have been Muslim as well as Christian, IS-M's attacks and rhetoric have generated discriminatory stereotyping of Muslims by security forces, including mass arrests, which has exacerbated existing community grievances in the historically marginalized Muslim-majority northern provinces.
Program outcomes could include but are not limited to:
- Increased awareness and understanding among local and regional government officials and law enforcement of the value and importance of human rights, peace, mutual respect, tolerance, and inclusion for all, irrespective of one’s religion or beliefs.
- Increased awareness among citizens at the community level of concepts and implications of religious pluralism, mutual respect and inclusion for all, regardless of religion or beliefs
- Increased opportunities for multi-faith engagement and dialogue among individuals and community leaders of diverse religious backgrounds. and increased availability of mechanisms for members of minorities and marginalized groups to advocate with community leaders and local and regional government officials regarding their concerns.
Award Size: $493,827
Deadline: April 30, 2021
DoS: The Future of Journalism in India
The United States and India have a shared opportunity to combat the scourge of fake news and disinformation for a secure Indo-Pacific region by promoting a robust and responsible media environment. This includes promoting strong professionalism among journalists, improving digital literacy among the general public, and modernizing news outlets with immersive technologies to compete in the digital world. Taken together, these steps would strengthen quality discourse and weaken the environment that has propelled disinformation in India and around the globe.
The importance of partnerships is vital in the fight against fake news and disinformation, and the U.S. and India are already working together to promote a secure Indo-Pacific. A more professional and technically savvy media presence in East and Northeast India, using the latest technologies, will allow journalists to effectively report on issues of key importance to both countries, furthering the U.S.-India partnership.
Project Objectives:
- Train 70-80 journalists, media professionals, storytellers on AR and VR technology and build their skills in creating immersive content within a span of 12-18 months
- Generate immersive AR and VR content on themes of shared U.S.-India interest such as the environment, human trafficking, gender issues, religious freedom, press freedom, and cross-border security
- Counter mis/disinformation from malign influencers with accurate and immersive media products and through networks of professional digital journalists across the region
Award Size: $80,000 up to $150,000
Deadline: April 30, 2021
Other Opportunities
DoS: DRL Strengthening Worker’s Rights in Armenia (Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor)
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 freedom of association, collective bargaining and the right to strike for Armenian workers. Armenian workers in most sectors have the right to form and join labor unions and the right to strike is enshrined in Armenia’s constitution; however, in practice, Armenian labor unions are weak calling for rights is extremely difficult due to complex legal requirements.
The law permits employers to pull out of collective bargaining agreements at any point, so opportunities for collective bargaining are quite limited. Workers remain unaware of their rights and the role labor unions could play in protecting those rights, largely due to the legacy of Soviet trade unions. Since the “Velvet Revolution,” several new labor unions have formed, and government officials and unions have stated that labor unions should be strengthened; however, visions of the future of Armenian labor unions diverge. Ensuring reforms set out in the revolution see progress is particularly paramount now amid growing concerns of Russia using the opportunity otherwise to advantageously insert its influence in civil society space and stymie progress in democratic reform.
Award Size: $900,000
Deadline: May 4, 2021
DoS: PAS Belgrade_English Language Small Grants (FY2021) (U.S. Mission to Serbia)
The US Embassy recognizes that knowledge of the English language, and high quality, professional delivery of language instruction, offer opportunities to improve job prospects for Serbia’s citizens, expand access to information and knowledge, and promote critical thinking and media literacy. We want to support ideas you might have on how to use English to deal with different problems or challenges faced by your community, such as brain drain, limited job opportunities, the impact of COVID-19, or the spread of disinformation. Sometimes English becomes a bridge for increased communication and cooperation, among neighbors within the Western Balkans, between citizens of Serbia and the U.S., or between people from Serbia and EU member states.
Grant activities may take any number of forms, including English language camps, academic competitions, spelling bees, cross-border exchanges, conferences, workshops, courses, exhibits, app development, hackathons, online projects, simulations, role-playing activities, performances, or other activities.
Program Themes:
- Improving English language instruction
- Student activities (high school or university level)
- Supporting persons with disabilities (PWDs)
- Improving job prospects and promoting economic development
- English for specific purposes
- Making progress toward EU accession/western integration
- Promoting regional cooperation and stability
- Strengthening U.S./Serbian connections
Award Size: $2,000 up to $30,000
Deadline: May 10, 2021
DoS: U.S. Embassy Juba PAS Annual Program Statement
The U.S. Embassy Juba Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.
PAS Juba invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and South Sudan through programming that advances core U.S. foreign policy goals, highlights shared values, and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:
- Training and workshops that promote peacebuilding, democracy, and economic empowerment;
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs; and
- Artistic and cultural workshops, performances, and exhibitions
Award Size: Up to $40,000
Deadline: June 1, 2021
DoS: U.S. Embassy PRAIA PAS Annual Program Statement
PAS PRAIA invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Cabo Verde through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars and speaker programs
- Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances and exhibitions
- Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
- Professional and academic exchanges and programs
- Journalism trainings and exchanges
- Tech trainings and exchanges such as hackathons and coding camps
- Programs that strengthen U.S. college and university relationships with local higher education institutions, American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams), businesses, and/or regional organizations
- Municipal and regional libraries, and community centers that are interested in becoming an American Space
- Programs developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S. sponsored or supported educational or professional exchange program
Award Size: $5,000 up to $100,000
Deadline: January 31, 2022
Scholarships & Fellowships
JSPS Research Fellowships in Japan
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) conducts fellowship programs for foreign (non-Japanese) researchers to promote international cooperation in and mutual understanding through scientific research in Japan. The program provides opportunities for U.S. citizen and permanent resident researchers to conduct cooperative research under Japanese host researchers in Japan.
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included under this program. NIH initially reviews applications for scientific merit. NIH will forward applications of sufficient scientific merit to JSPS for additional review and funding consideration. JSPS will directly notify applicants of their awards.
JSPS conducts short-term (one to 12 months) and long-term (12 to 24 months) fellowships for postdoctoral students. These fellowships were established to assist promising and highly-qualified young researchers wishing to conduct research in Japan. The program aims to provide opportunities for such researchers, under the guidance of their Japanese hosts, to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions, permitting them to advance their own research while stimulating Japanese academic circles, particularly young Japanese researchers, through close collaboration in scientific activities. The program also intends the collaboration to serve to advance scientific research in the counterpart countries.
Award Size: Varies
Deadline: March 31, 2021
Einstein Forum: The Einstein Fellowship
The Einstein Forum and the Daimler and Benz Foundation are offering a fellowship for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research. The purpose of the fellowship is to support those who, in addition to producing superb work in their area of specialization, are also open to other, interdisciplinary approaches – following the example set by Albert Einstein. Candidates must be under 35 and hold a university degree in the humanities, in the social sciences, or in the natural sciences.
At the end of the fellowship period, the fellow will be expected to present his or her project in a public lecture at the Einstein Forum and at the Daimler and Benz Foundation. The Einstein Fellowship is not intended for applicants who wish to complete an academic study they have already begun.
The fellowship includes living accommodations for five to six months in the garden cottage of Einstein`s own summerhouse in Caputh, Brandenburg, only a short distance away from the universities and academic institutions of Potsdam and Berlin. The fellow will receive a stipend of EUR 10,000 and reimbursement of travel expenses.
Award Size: $12,119
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Rotary World Peace Fellowships
Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn either a master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution.
The Rotary Peace Fellowships are offered on a world-competitive basis. Each Rotary district may nominate candidates for competition in the worldwide selection process. Up to 50 fellowships for master’s level studies are offered annually at one of five Rotary Peace Centers. Fellows can only be assigned to a center outside of their home country. All Rotary Districts are encouraged to recruit qualified candidates in their area to apply for the fellowship.
Award Size: Varies
Deadline: May 15, 2021
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