U.S. Embassy Jakarta PAS Annual Program Statement

The U.S. Embassy Jakarta Public Affairs Section (PAS) is seeking proposals for projects that strengthen public diplomacy activities and people-to-people ties between the U.S. and Indonesia through educational, cultural, media, and informational programming. The projects should highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation, and include an American cultural or media-related element. The priority program areas include U.S.-Indonesia bilateral relationship, regional security, human capital development and economic growth, democracy and good governance, education, research science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM), and journalism. The applicants should submit a proposal narrative, budget, and other required documents. The applications will be evaluated based on the organizational capacity, quality and feasibility of the program idea, goals and objectives, embassy priorities, budget, monitoring and evaluation plan, and sustainability. • The program idea should be well-developed and include a reasonable implementation timeline. • The goals and objectives should be clearly stated and the program approach should be likely to provide maximum impact in achieving the proposed results. • The budget should be detailed and costs should be reasonable in relation to the proposed activities and anticipated results. • The monitoring and evaluation plan should demonstrate the ability to measure program success against key indicators and provide milestones to indicate progress toward goals outlined in the proposal. • The program activities should continue to have a positive impact after the end of the program.