OpportunityTitle: U.S. EMBASSY COLOMBO PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR SRI LANKA
CategoryExplanation: The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through the Embassy&#8217;s Public Diplomacy grants program for awards.        Grants are intended for local representatives of civil society including non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions, universities, schools, and individuals.  To receive funding, grants must support one of the following goals:      1. Promote reconciliation, through programs which promote social integration among all segments of society; encourage participatory processes between citizens and government; strengthen partnerships to give communities a greater voice in government and society.     2. Improve respect for human rights, through programs which strengthen democratic values; enhance awareness and protection of religious freedom and human rights principles; and encourage gender equality.      3. Improve respect for and application of freedom of expression, through programs that promote a free and open media; strengthen understanding of social media; empower journalists through training (including ethics, investigative techniques, and English language).      Activities that are typically funded include, but are not limited to:    &#8226; Youth engagement, leadership, and education programs;  &#8226; Programs that promote gender equality and the rights of girls and women;  &#8226; Programs that build the capacity of civil society;   &#8226; New media concepts aimed at reaching wide audiences;  &#8226; Radio, television, social media, and film programming in support of the above three goals.    Activities that are not typically funded include, but are not limited to:    &#8226; Projects that do not have a plan for sustaining the activity or monitoring results;  &#8226; Social welfare or development projects;  &#8226; Projects that are primarily designed to cover organizational salaries or to cover only an organization&#8217;s logistical costs (e.g. rent/mortgage payments, room rental, coffee breaks, etc.);  &#8226; Costs to complete activities begun with other funding;  &#8226; Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship/support to individual or single party electoral campaigns;  &#8226; Citizen exchange programs with foreign countries;  &#8226; Political party activities;  &#8226; Projects that support specific religious activities.    This year, special consideration will be given to projects with a focus on voter educat
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The U.S. Embassy encourages applications from all sectors:  committed and organized civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and individuals.  All grantees must have a non-profit status.
Description: Please contact ColomboPDGrants@state.gov with any questions
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Applications Manager
GrantorContactText: Grants Applications Manager