OpportunityTitle: Alumni Small Grants Program
CategoryExplanation: 1. Rule of law, legal reform, and transparency in government.  2. Combat corruption, in the workplace, in education, in the delivery of healthcare, in the legal system, in government offices, etc.  3. Combating brain drain, promoting entrepreneurship, developing Serbia&#8217;s market economy  4. Countering violent extremism and radicalism in Serbia and the region.  5. Promoting gender equality and women empowerment.  6. Promoting tolerance of and equality for vulnerable populations, including the disabled, ethnic and religious minorities, the LGBT community, etc.    7. Conflict resolution efforts, within Serbia and within the region  8. Capacity-building efforts focused on the strengthening of civil society organizations, the media, and educational institutions.  9. Promotion of media literacy and critical thinking
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must have participated in a USG-sponsored exchange program.  Alumni can submit proposals either as individuals or as a part of NGOs and institutions registered in Serbia.  We do encourage Serbian applicants to work with counterparts in other countries.
Description: List of U.S. Government Exchange Programs: Since 2001, Serbians have taken part in a number of official exchange programs funded by the U.S. Government. Those include: Serbia Youth Leadership Program (SYLP) Youth Leadership Program with Central Europe (YLPCE) American Serbia-Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange program (A-SMYLE) Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) Community Solutions Community Connections International Leadership Visitors Program Open World Global Sports Mentoring Program Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program Fulbright Visiting Scholar Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX) Ron Brown Fellowship Program Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) All application materials must be submitted by email to belgradealumni@state.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: bakraclict@state.gov
GrantorContactText: Tatjana Bakraclic &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 381117064263
CloseDateExplanation: Round 1 &#8211; 03/31/2019                                                            Round 2 &#8211; 04/30/2019                                                            Round 3 &#8211; 06/15/2019