The United States Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the Office of Public Affairs, has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.
This program supports NGO efforts to promote grassroots democracy, viable civil society in BiH, respect for human rights, and the promotion of Euro-Atlantic integration. This may be accomplished through media outreach, public advocacy campaigns, workshops, and other projects. Grant-funded civil society organizations may focus on youth empowerment – promoting youth participation in the economy, politics, government and society. This may involve youth employment (non-formal education about the market economy, entrepreneurship, job searching techniques, networking etc.) and youth activism(effective engagement in public advocacy actions to protect the environment, counter corruption, etc., as well as the development of youth leadership, communication and negotiation skills).
Project Themes
Projects should deal with one of the following themes:
Youth empowerment
Euro-Atlantic integration
Human rights including rights for persons with disabilities and the LGBT community.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding: $700,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
Non-government, non-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society organizations) educational institutions and independent media that are based and legally registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina are eligible to apply.
American or other donor country organizations and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program.
Grants are generally awarded only to organizations.