OpportunityTitle: Administrative &amp; Programmatic Support, American Corner Jaffna
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#8226; Not-for-profit organizations&#8226; Civil society/non-governmental organizations&#8226; Think tanks&#8226; Public and private educational institutions
Description: The U.S. Embassy Colombo, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy grants program for support of American Spaces in Sri Lanka.There are two awards associated with this funding opportunity:To support American Corner Jaffna with 1) Administrative AND 2) programmatic support. We seek a SINGLE grantee to implement BOTH awards (both will be Cooperative Agreements, meaning significant Public Diplomacy Section input and assistance). The grantee would issue any necessary sub-awards or sub-grants to support the American Space throughout the grant period.Please note: the intended program period for BOTH of these grants will be for 24 &#8211; 30 months. Budgets submitted with this proposal should cover the first year of the program period; one budget submitted for each grant. Please see Tab 1 for the specific tasks associated with each grant.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for American Corner Jaffna (ACJ) between the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy Colombo and the grant recipient will need to be signed. The MOU will outline each party&#8217;s responsibilities under the partnership, to include the host institution&#8217;s contribution to the ACJ. Per the MOU, the host institution provides the space/venue for ACJ free of charge. Please note: the location of the Corner is determined by the host institution.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Management Mail box
GrantorContactText: ColomboPDGrants@state.gov
CloseDateExplanation: 30 days