Research Funding Opportunities: December 13, 2024
International
First Opportunity
- Sponsor: Department of State, US Embassy in Manama
- Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain Annual Program Statement
- Key words: Bahrain, disinformation, digital literacy
- Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357515
- Agency Deadline: Grants applications will be accepted three times annually. Grants must be submitted before the program start date. Applicants are recommended to submit grant applications at least three months before the program start date. 12/15/25, 4/15/25 and 07/15/2025
- Funding available: Minimum of $3,000 to maximum of $25,000
- Period of performance: 1-12 months
- Program background: The United States Embassy, Manama offers small grants to strengthen understanding of the United States and its values in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Applicants are required to demonstrate how a program will promote the goals of strategic relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain and promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Bahrain.
- Program Objectives: Building digital literacy and combating disinformation.
Second Opportunity
- NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application.
- Agency: Department of State
- Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Yaoundé PDS Annual Program Statement
- Key words: Cameroon, journalism, independent media, media literacy, sustainability, climate change
- Link to RFA: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357650
- Internal deadline: 03/09/25 – submit project summary, budget, justification, and biosketches via Infoready portal: https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1959650
- Deadline if selected: 6/30/25
- Available Funding: minimum of $5,000 to maximum of $25,000
- Period of performance: Proposed programs should be completed in 2 years or less.
- Program background: The PDS grants program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Cameroonian academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that promote U.S. values, increase understanding between U.S. and Cameroonian people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting government transparency and accountability, economic prosperity, peace and security, environmental sustainability, and climate adaptation. All programs must include an element of American culture or society, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
- Program objectives:
- Journalism: Projects promoting a professional and independent media, role of informed citizens in a democracy, media literacy, ethical and investigative journalism.
- Sustainability and Climate Change: Projects promoting environmental sustainability and addressing climate change.
- NOTE: The submission of a SOI is the first step in a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a SOI, which is a concise, 3-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to undertaking the development of full proposal. Upon review of eligible SOIs, PDS will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications. A Grants Review Committee will evaluate all eligible submissions within eight weeks of submission and applicants will be notified of the results of the Committee’s review via email. At that time, PAS will provide instructions on the requirements of a full application submission to applicants with successful SOIs.
Posted: December 13, 2024
Category: Research Funding Opportunities
Tagged as: Bahrain, cameroon, Climate change, Disinformation, independent media, Journalism, media literacy, Sustainability