{"id":20606,"date":"2019-11-26T09:37:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-ashley.cms-devl.bu.edu\/researchsupport\/?p=20606"},"modified":"2019-11-26T09:37:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:37:08","slug":"limited-submission-opportunity-dos-u-s-embassy-lebanon-pas-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/2019\/11\/26\/limited-submission-opportunity-dos-u-s-embassy-lebanon-pas-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Submission Opportunity: DOS U.S. Embassy Lebanon PAS Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DOS U.S. Embassy Lebanon PAS Grants and PAS Small Grants Annual Program Statement <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>URL: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PAS Small Grants: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322354\">https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322354<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAS Grants: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322355\">https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322355<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OBJECTIVES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy Lebanon Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.\u00a0 Please carefully follow all instructions below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Priority Program Areas: The U.S. Embassy Beirut\u00a0seeks proposals\u00a0that address the following priority program areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhance the role of women in\u00a0society through programs focused on civic participation (such as social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and community engagement); economic empowerment; and increased access to education<\/li>\n<li>Foster\u00a0youth empowerment through various programs [examples of which include but are not limited to: science, technology, engineering, architecture, and math (STEAM); entrepreneurship; and inclusive citizenship]<\/li>\n<li>Develop media literacy and promote freedom of speech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participants and Audiences: U.S. Embassy Beirut puts special\u00a0emphasis on programs that are able to engage individuals outside of the capital.\u00a0 For youth-focused proposals, audiences are generally between the ages\u00a0of 14 and 30.\u00a0 Women audiences have no specific age range, and may include youth\u00a0or community members.\u00a0 Priority will be given to proposals that\u00a0target a large number of beneficiaries<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose of Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0PAS Lebanon invites proposals\u00a0for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and\u00a0Lebanon through cultural and exchange programming that highlights engaging youth\u00a0and empowering women. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert\/s, organization\/s, or institution\/sin a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and\u00a0perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Examples of PAS Grants Program opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;<\/li>\n<li>Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;<\/li>\n<li>Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs; and<\/li>\n<li>Professional and academic exchanges and programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Purpose of Small Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0PAS Lebanon invites proposals\u00a0for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and\u00a0Lebanon through cultural and exchange programming that highlights engaging youth\u00a0and empowering women. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert\/s, organization\/s, or institution\/sin a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and\u00a0perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Examples of PAS Small Grants Program opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;<\/li>\n<li>Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;<\/li>\n<li>Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs; and<\/li>\n<li>Professional and academic exchanges and programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FUNDING INFORMATION<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PAS Small Grants: $50,000 over a maximum of 24 months<\/p>\n<p>PAS Grants: $400,000 over a maximum of 24 months<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing is not required but\u00a0highly encouraged.\u00a0 Additional considerations will be given\u00a0to proposals\u00a0that include a cost share component.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other\u00a0Eligibility Requirements: Applicants are\u00a0only allowed to submit one proposal per organization per quarter.\u00a0 If more than\u00a0one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution\u00a0will be considered ineligible for funding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested investigators should submit the following materials via <a href=\"https:\/\/bu.infoready4.com\/\">InfoReady Review<\/a> by <strong>DATE:<\/strong> 1\/24\/2020<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;<\/li>\n<li>A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing the proposed project including the priority area it will address and which track (PAS Grants or Small Grants) the program falls under;<\/li>\n<li>A brief budget outline for the proposed project<\/li>\n<li>Up-to-date CV or biosketch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINES:<\/strong><br \/>\nInternal Materials Due: Friday, January 24, 2020<br \/>\nSponsor Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEADLINE: JANUARY 24, 2020. The U.S. Embassy Lebanon Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[132,200],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20606\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-demos.cms-devl.bu.edu\/bu-filtering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}