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U.S. Consulate General Surabaya PAS Annual program Statement
PAS-SURABAYA-FY20-01
PAS Surabaya Grantor
Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-SURABAYA-FY20-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Category Explanation: All submissions must detail how the program will promote the following PAS Surabaya strategic priorities: I. U.S. – INDONESIA BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP Programs that seek to explain U.S. policies, culture, values, and/or perspectives to Indonesian audiences, resulting in a positive impact on the bilateral relationship, and strengthen people-to-people ties. II. REGIONAL SECURITY Programs that address issues of regional security, non-proliferation, and countering violent extremism, as well as programs that promote multilateral cooperation, combat disinformation, and enhance stability in the Asia-Pacific region. III. ECONOMIC GROWTH Programs related to bilateral trade, investment, economic integration, entrepreneurship, innovation, intellectual property rights, and women’s empowerment. IV. SOCIAL ISSUES Programs that seek to promote a better understanding of human rights, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion. V. ENGLISH TEACHING Programs that promote teacher training in areas related to English teaching, or those that enhance English learning among Indonesian youth. VI. EDUCATION Programs related to promoting study in the United States, the internationalization of Indonesian universities, promoting increased tolerance and diversity at educational institutions and/or building linkages between American and Indonesian institutions of higher learning. VII. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS and MATH (STEAM) Programs related to increasing capacity and interest of its institutions to partner with U.S. institutions and provide support to collaboration in science, technology, engineering, art, and math as well as to promote education, including programs aimed to promote technological innovation, enhance collaborative research between the United States and Indonesia, provide unique links between performing art and science, build or continue collaborations with local knowledge and experts in STEAM fields, and increase the number of women in these fields. VIII. MEDIA ENGAGEMENT Programs that support capacity-building programs for Indonesians with a focus on journalism, and programs that provide direct access to authoritative American information sources to promote depth, accuracy, and balance of foreign reporting from the United States, counter disinformation, and deepen understanding of U.S. policy and values.
CFDA Number(s): 19.040 -- Public Diplomacy Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Posted Date: Feb 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM EST
Closing Date: N/A
Estimated Total Program Funding: 70000
Award Ceiling: $25000
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Surabaya PAS encourages applications from U.S. and Indonesian:• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non- governmental organizations with programming experience• Individuals or Groups of Individuals• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions• Governmental institutions / Public Entities / Alumni of US Exchanges/Scholarship programs
Description:
PAS Surabaya invites Statement of Interest (SOI) for projects that strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Indonesia through programming, projects, and/or activities that highlight shared values and promote bilateral cooperation as well as people-to-people ties. All programs must include an American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy perspectives and/or values.
This announcement outlines our funding priorities, the strategic themes, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Priority will be placed on proposals that will take place at least partially in East Java, Bali, NTB, NTT, Sulawesi Island, Maluku and North Maluku islands. Please carefully follow all instructions below. This notice is subject to availability of funding.
The submission of a SOI is the first step in a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a SOI, which is a concise, two-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for PAS Surabaya to evaluate prior to requiring the development of full proposal applications. Upon at least quarterly review of eligible SOIs, PAS Surabaya will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications.
