OpportunityTitle: The U.S. Small Grants Program
CategoryExplanation: The U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program is designed to support civil society in Kazakhstan and advance the interests and will of Kazakhstani citizens. Applications may be submitted before one of two deadlines. Awards will be made on pending the availability of funds.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: - Non-governmental and/or non-profit and/or not for 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 one eligible organization.- Organizations funded through the U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program during 2018 and 2019 are not eligible during 2020 cycle. - In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a DUNS number (&#8220;unique entity identifier&#8221;), NCAGE code, and a valid registration on www.SAM.gov. Please see attachments for information on how to obtain these registrations.
Description: This program has two deadlines for submission of Application forms which are1) 11:59 pm January 20, 2020 (Nur-Sultan time)2) 11:59 pm March 9, 2020 (Nur-Sultan time)Applications submitted by the first deadline have a greater likelihood of consideration while funding is available.Due to the volume of applicants and inquiries, PAS does not accept letters of intent, concept papers, or requests for meetings prior to application.This program will be funded under the appropriate Foreign Assistance Act authorization.Project proposals must address one of the following themes: 1. Rule of law and legal reform;2. Transparency in government and anti-corruption;3. Anti-trafficking4. Protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance;5. Public education and advocacy (including civic education);6. Minority rights;7. Women&#8217;s empowerment;Priority focus will be given to the following themes:&#183; Trafficking in persons (Anti-trafficking):- Building capacity of responsible agencies to improve identification of labor victims (both foreign and domestic) of trafficking;- Reintegration, rehabilitation and vocational training programs for victims of trafficking;- Prevention of trafficking in persons by addressing the demand;- Assistance and protection programs for foreign victims;&#183; Public Education and Advocacy: Air Quality Management:- Emissions inventories, including using existing modeling techniques to conduct, publish, and implement outreach campaigns educating the public about actual sources of significant pollution, versus presumed sources;- Outreach campaigns, highlighting the actual economic costs and benefits of improving air quality, focusing on economic and morbidity data.Preference will be given to projects that engage in the following activities:- Activities that will result in concrete outcomes (versus only discussions);- Advocacy for solving societal issues;- Development of proposals for legislative changes;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 (including rural areas), are preferable to those focusing only on Almaty, Nur-Sultan, or Shymkent.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: US Embassy Small Grants Program
GrantorContactText: 1) Saltanat Gninenko, Grants Coordinator &lt;br/&gt;Phone +7 7172 702217 &lt;br/&gt;2) Serik Dossaliyev, Program Assistant &lt;br/&gt;phone +7 7172 702456