U.S. Embassy Libya’s
Public Affairs Office (PAO)
is pleased to announce
that funding is available through the Public Diplomacy Grant Program.
Objectives
The objectives of the
Public Diplomacy Grant Program are to promote national unity and reconciliation
across Libya and enhance mutual understanding between the people of Libya and
the United States to reinforce shared values. The U.S. Embassy to Libya
is seeking projects that:
- Enhance press freedom, freedom
of expression, media literacy, transparency, get-out-the-vote, and/or
national unity and reconciliation.
- Promote leadership, positive
community engagement, volunteerism, entrepreneurship, and soft skills
development among youth, women and disadvantaged groups.
- Increase Libyan youth
capabilities to help them explore and develop technological solutions for
social problems through science, technology, engineering, arts, and math
(STEAM) programs.
- Capitalize on arts initiatives
to increase unity, social cohesion, and reconciliation that deepen Libyan
national identity with activities that are consistent with U.S. values.
Funding Information
- The Public Diplomacy Grant
Program Offer up to $25,000 USD.
Activities that are
typically funded include, but are not limited to:
- Journalism and/or social media
training and programming in support of the Program objectives; Youth
engagement, leadership, and education programs;
- Workshops, seminars, trainings,
and master classes on American themes or issues of mutual interest
mentioned in the goals of the Program;
- Cultural programs that target
youth and underserved communities;
- Programs that reinforce and
amplify lessons learned by Libyan Alumni of State Department-funded exchange
programs.
Activities that are not
typically funded include, but are not limited to:
- Fees and travel costs to attend
conferences in the United States,
- Ongoing salary costs and office
equipment,
- Paying to complete activities
begun with other funds,
- Projects that are inherently
political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship/support
to individual or single party electoral campaigns,
- Social welfare projects,
- Political party activities,
- Projects that support specific
religious activities,
- Trade activities; fundraising
campaigns; commercial projects; scientific research; construction
projects; projects whose primary aim is the institutional development of
the organization itself.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Office
encourages applications from all sectors: committed and organized
civil-society organizations, local representatives of civil society, think
tanks, non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions, academic institutions,
and individuals. All grantees must have a non-profit status.
- They seek proposals for
geographically and demographically diverse audiences within Libya.
U.S. NGOs and individuals may apply, but preference is given to Libyan
NGOs or to partnerships that develop capacity with Libyan NGOs and include
plans to transfer programs to sustainable local management in Libya.
Post Date - 11-Aug-2021