Description
The U.S. Embassy Niamey Public Diplomacy Section is pleased to announce funding opportunities through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. The program aims to promote cultural exchange and understanding between the U.S. and Niger. Eligible applicants include registered not-for-profit organizations, individuals, non-profit or governmental educational institutions, and governmental institutions. The program will support projects that address priority areas such as countering violent extremism, increasing media literacy, inter-religious unification, women's and girls' empowerment, youth engagement, education, economic development, and development of a strong media ecosystem.
• The target audience must be Nigerien, with priority given to women, youth, businesspeople, academia, journalists, and civil society activists.
• The program will support projects with a duration of 1 to 12 months, with a maximum award amount of $20,000.
• Applicants must submit a proposal that includes a summary, introduction to the organization, problem statement, program goals and objectives, program activities, program methods and design, proposed program schedule, key personnel, program partners, program monitoring and evaluation plan, and budget justification narrative.
• The proposal must be submitted electronically to [email protected], and the Public Diplomacy Section will review proposals according to funding availability.