Young Pacific Leaders Conference (DOS)

• Date: 16 July 2020
• Published date: 16 July 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31199

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Grants alert (cont.)

Deadline: Aug. 13, 2020.

Funds: One award with a 12-month project period.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, for-prot

organizations and nonprot organizations.

Areas: DOJ said applicants are expected to deliver

a written report within 30 days of the close of each of

the programs, analyzing module by module and overall

nal evaluation forms from each participant; and a

written report within 120 days of the close of each of the

programs describing the progress of each participant

regarding the Leadership Development Plan they

developed over the course of the training period.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20JD07

U.S. Ambassador’s Special Self-Help (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to Namibia

seeks applications for the FY2020 U.S. Ambassador’s

Special Self-Help announcement to support programs

that are community-initiated and involving schools,

clinics, cooperatives, associations, training or

community improvement projects.

Deadline: March 31, 2021.

Funds: $50,000 for up to 300 awards.

Eligibility: Schools, cooperatives or nonprot

organizations, such as community-based organizations

or faith-based organizations that support community-

based initiatives.

Areas: DOS said the program provides small, one-time

grants to community groups that are working to improve

the basic economic and social conditions of their

villages or communities, and are designed to support

small-scale projects that benet an entire community.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# DOS-WHK-SSH-FY20

Private Sector Engagement Initiatives (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to

Jerusalem seeks applications for the Private Sector

Engagement Initiatives announcement to design and

implement projects to support private-sector and

economic growth in Jerusalem, the West Bank and

Gaza while also advancing the Public Diplomacy

Section of the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU-PD) mission

to advance peace and the development of a prosperous,

stable and transparent Palestinian society, economy and

system of governance through substantive engagement

with American people, institutions, ideas and ideals in

order to improve American-Palestinian relations and

create greater opportunities for mutually benecial

partnership and cooperation.

Deadline: Aug. 17, 2020.

Funds: $150,000 total for project(s) of up to 18 months

in length.

Eligibility: Nonprot organizations and qualied

individuals.

Areas: DOS said working primarily at the local level

and using an evidence-based approach, all proposed

projects must aim to advance the PAU-PD mission

goals, contain a substantive American element and

achieve at least one of the following specic objectives:

improved capacities of Palestinian businesses and

entrepreneurs, improved capacities and actions of

civil society organizations and community members to

hold Palestinian public institutions and private-sector

institutions accountable, and enhanced Palestinian

entrepreneurial ecosystem and connections established

between different components and stakeholders within

the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# PAUPDFY20008

Young Pacic Leaders Conference (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to New

Zealand seeks applications for the FY2021 Young

Pacic Leaders (YPL) Conference announcement to

provide emerging Pacic leaders with the skills and

knowledge they need to become leaders in the region’s

economic and civic development.

Deadline: Aug. 14, 2020.

Funds: $250,000 total for up to 20 awards.

Eligibility: Nonprot organizations.

Areas: DOS said this year, the conference should bring

together a group of emerging leaders, ages 25–35, with

the goal of providing them with practical leadership skills

and a deeper knowledge of regional issues related to

the four pillars of the YPL program: civic engagement,

environment/resource management, education, and

economic and social development. The conference

should also help participants grow their networks and

enable them to work with their peers on issues that

affect the region.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# PAS-NEWZEALAND-

2020-04

Young Pacic Leaders Civic Leadership

Workshop (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to Australia

seeks applications for the Young Pacic Leaders (YPL)

Civic Leadership Workshop announcement to carry out

a subregional workshop on civic leadership designed

to provide emerging Pacic leaders with the skills and

knowledge they need to become leaders in the region’s

civic development.

Deadline: Aug. 31, 2020.

Funds: $200,000 total for one award.

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