Description
The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Small Grants Program. This program invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Programs should create opportunities for bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest and highlight shared values. All programs must include a U.S. element, such as an expert, organization, cultural element, or institution, that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
• Priority program areas include media literacy and countervailing mis/disinformation, peace-building activities and conflict resolution, preservation of the Congo Basin through sustainable economic growth, strengthening democracy, good governance, and accountability, encouraging prosperity, trade, and investment, and shared values, interests, and language.
• Examples of small grants include workshops to identify and counter mis/disinformation, community engagement activities that provide civic education, programs that promote entrepreneurship or provide economic opportunities, activities that support cultural understanding, and events or programs that support English language acquisition.
• The program seeks to engage the public, civil society, media, and influencers at all levels of Congolese society with the goal of broadening understanding of U.S. policies, culture, history, society, and values.