OpportunityTitle: U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program
CategoryExplanation: Building capacity of civil society
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Non-governmental and non-profit organizations registered in Kazakhstan are eligible for this program. Applications from organizations registered outside of Kazakhstan, commercial organizations, political groups carrying out partisan activities, and charity organizations will not be considered.  Only one grant application may be submitted per eligible organization.  Organizations funded through the U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program during 2017 and 2018 are not eligible during 2019 cycle.   New requirement:  in order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a DUNS number (&#8220;unique entity identifier&#8221;) and a valid registration on www.SAM.gov.
Description: Project proposals must address one of the following themes: Theme 1: Promote diversity, tolerance, inclusion, and/or conflict resolution. Theme 2: Enhance cooperation between the government and civil society (i.e. rule of law, transparency in government, media freedom, access to information, etc.). Theme 3: Advance women&#8217;s and/or youth empowerment. Theme 4: Promote innovative and sustainable solutions to common social problems, such as through innovation, social entrepreneurship, etc. For all themes, priority will be given to projects that yield concrete results. Projects consisting solely of conferences or roundtable discussions are unlikely to be funded. Also, all things being equal, projects implemented in the regions are preferable to those focusing only on Almaty and Astana.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: sgp-kazakhstan@state.gov
GrantorContactText: Saltanat  Gninenko &lt;br/&gt;Grants Coordinator &lt;br/&gt;Phone 7172702217