Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR APS21 FY23
The U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, through its Public Affairs Section (PAS), is offering funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support projects that strengthen cultural ties and cooperation between the United States and Suriname. This opportunity is presented as an Annual Program Statement, meaning the embassy is laying out the themes it wants to fund and the process for applying, and it will consider proposals on a rolling basis as long as funds remain available. The core requirement is that every project must include a clear American component, such as an American cultural element or a meaningful connection to U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions, with the goal of increasing understanding of U.S. policy, culture, and perspectives while advancing shared values and bilateral collaboration.
The embassy lists ten priority program areas, ranked in order of importance. The top priorities are climate change and environmental education (especially projects that connect Suriname with U.S. expertise and help protect biodiversity) and support for a free and expressive media environment (including journalist professionalism and public media literacy). Other priority areas include academic exchange that builds linkages between U.S. and Surinamese higher education institutions (with special interest in community colleges and technical schools), artistic exchange through performances, workshops, exhibitions, and trainings, and alumni development that involves alumni of U.S. exchange programs and the Suriname American Alumni Association. Additional focus areas include womens economic empowerment (such as mentoring women entrepreneurs and supporting womens participation in civil society), trade and investment development (including transparency, rule of law, intellectual property, and sustainable development), diversity/equality/inclusion/accessibility efforts supporting marginalized communities (including indigenous communities and issues related to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability), entrepreneurship and innovation aimed at inclusive and sustainable economic policies, and cybersecurity awareness and workforce development.
Typical activities the embassy is willing to fund include bringing American speakers, trainers, artists, or experts to Suriname; conferences on American themes or topics of mutual interest; exhibitions featuring American works or American-related themes; youth empowerment and leadership programs tied to the priority areas; cultural programs that reach underserved or at-risk communities; and radio, television, or social media programming that supports the stated objectives. At the same time, the embassy signals clear boundaries around what it usually will not fund. Examples include ongoing salary costs, office equipment purchases, finishing projects that already started with other funding, partisan or politically aligned activities (including anything that looks like support to an electoral campaign or a political party), citizen exchange programs involving foreign countries (outside the U.S.-Suriname focus), social welfare projects, religious activities, scientific research, fundraising campaigns, commercial projects, trade activities, and proposals mainly aimed at strengthening the applicant organization itself rather than delivering a public-facing program.
Awards may be issued as either grants or cooperative agreements. Cooperative agreements differ from standard grants mainly because embassy staff expect to be more involved in implementation once an award is made. While the embassy will consider proposals up to $15,000, it notes that smaller projects are more likely to be funded, and most awards typically fall in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. The source data lists an award ceiling of $10,000 and an anticipated number of awards around 20, which suggests many awards are intended to be modest in size and designed for high impact per dollar. Projects are expected to start on or after August 1, 2023, and local grant projects generally must be completed within one year. Continuation funding beyond the initial period may be possible on a noncompetitive basis, but only if funds are available, performance is strong, and the embassy determines continued support is in the best interest of the Department of State.
Eligibility is fairly broad for noncommercial applicants. The embassy encourages applications from U.S. and Surinamese registered nonprofits (including think tanks and NGOs), individuals, nonprofit or governmental educational institutions, and governmental institutions. For-profit and commercial entities are not eligible. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose cost-sharing, either through other funding sources or through the use of highly skilled volunteers, and to explain clearly where additional support will come from and how volunteers will be used as part of the project plan.
To apply, proposals must be submitted in English by email to Paramaribo-grants@state.gov, and final agreements will also be executed in English. Individuals must submit signed SF-424 and SF-424A forms along with a proposal/project description and a detailed budget plus budget narrative in U.S. dollars. Organizations must complete several registrations to be considered, including obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (listed here as a DUNS number), an NCAGE/CAGE code, and an active SAM.gov registration. Organizations must also submit SF-424, SF-424A, the proposal/project description, and a detailed budget and narrative in U.S. dollars. The embassy emphasizes completeness: applications missing required components will not be considered, and budgets must include line-item detail with clear explanations for each cost.
Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis, with selections dependent on funding availability. The stated review window references on or around May 1, 2023, and the opportunity listing includes an original closing date of May 1, 2023, but the narrative also indicates the embassy may continue reconsidering meritorious proposals throughout the fiscal year as funds allow. Evaluation focuses on the clarity and coherence of the application, the applicants organizational capacity to deliver, well-defined goals and objectives with an approach likely to achieve strong impact, alignment with embassy priority areas, sustainability after the grant ends, a reasonable and realistic budget with strong impact per dollar, and a monitoring and evaluation plan that includes indicators, milestones, and a system for recording and analyzing project information.
Administrative requirements are handled by a Grants Officer, and recipients should expect formal award documentation and reporting obligations. Both programmatic and financial reports will be required on a schedule specified in the award agreement, and funding disbursement may be tied to timely submission of these reports. Final program and financial reports are due 90 days after the project period ends. Recipients must also comply with standard federal assistance rules and overseas grant terms, including applicable sections of 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 600, and the Department of State Standard Terms and Conditions. Finally, the notice highlights that grantees must follow any COVID-related prevention protocols during implementation and are encouraged to build contingency planning into proposals, such as shifting activities to virtual formats if needed.Apply for PAR APS21 FY23
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Suriname in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Paramaribo PAS Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 23, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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