U.S. Consulate Small Grant
HCMC, June 24, 2013 – The U.S. Consulate is pleased to announce the launch of the Summer 2013 Small Grants Competition (SGC). Grants that were not funded in the Spring session will also be considered in the Summer process if applicants so indicate.
This competitive program offers grants of up to $20,000 to Vietnamese non-governmental organizations committed to the areas listed below. Proposals (in English) are due to the US Consulate by July 1, 2013. Final selections will be announced by the last week of July 2013.
Application guidelines:
Proposals can be submitted for up to $20,000 and must be for projects with a duration of no more than one year.
Grants may be made to non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations based in Vietnam. Grants cannot be made to individuals, but only to non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that demonstrate long-term sustainability beyond the proposed program activity. Third-country individuals and organizations are not eligible.
We seek program activities that advance good governance, transparency, and rule of law; develop civil society and promote capacity building among civil society groups; foster the exchange of information and building of a professional media, including new media; protect the environment and natural resources; support sustainable urban planning for expanding communities; encourage responsible and transparent conflict resolution; promote access and opportunities for economically disadvantaged groups; and advocate for the rights for ethnic minorities, women, girls, and those in outlying provinces.
Proposals can also seek to address the following priorities:
Multilateral Engagement: Proposals should seek to promote the upswing in U.S. diplomatic engagement on the multilateral stage, including increased U.S. engagement with Asia-Pacific institutions (including Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), APEC, and Lower Mekong Initiative LMI).
Human Rights/Democracy/Good governance/Rule of Law: We seek proposals to strengthen human rights by engaging the people in programming to support religious freedom, to ensure free and open access to the Internet, to foster and maintain a vibrant civil society, to emphasize gender equality and promote the rights of minority groups.
Education: Proposals should also promote knowledge sharing between academics and professionals in the United States and Vietnam, provide tools for economic empowerment, and promote study in the U.S. and connect young Vietnamese people with American youths and U.S. institutions.
Culture/Sports/American Society: Proposals should also aim to build relationships and to counter negative stereotypes about American culture through cultural exchange, including art, sports, theater, music, dance, and literature.
Economic Issues: Proposals that aim to support the U.S. economic goals in Vietnam, including forging more open economic ties through engagement with partners and regional institutions; promoting a free system of commerce through trade, investment, and protection of intellectual property rights; and supporting a fairer trade and investment regime.
Proposals must include a description of how the grant will be monitored and evaluated. Priority will be given to proposals from new organizations and new projects. Grants will not normally be approved for multi-year projects, but past recipients of the U.S. Consulate’s Small Grants will be considered for new one-year projects.
Grants may not be used for partisan political activity. Proposals for non-partisan election education and public information activities, however, are eligible for consideration.
Proposals may include modest administrative expenses, including honoraria/partial salaries of grant implementers, but only when they are directly linked to the conduct of the specific grant program. General operating expenses, long-term infrastructure costs and undefined miscellaneous or “overhead” expenses are not acceptable. High costs to produce materials are also not a good use of the small grants program.
Grant funds may not be used to fund travel to international conferences, nor may they be used primarily for food and drink expenses.
Grant funds may be used to train trainers, but they may not be used to provide direct social services.
Grant funds may be used for seminars and workshops, but the proposals must describe the expected audience, content, and timeframe and justify the activity in terms of outcome and benefits to U.S. national interests.
Grant funds may be used for the publication of materials, but the proposals must describe the audience, content and means of distribution.
Please see below for the application form and send an electronic version of your proposal (in English) to the U.S. Consulate, Public Affairs Section via email to [email protected] by 17:00, July 1, 2013.
Final selections will be announced by the end of July 2013. Only selected proposers shall receive notification.
For further inquiries, please contact us at (08) 35204614 or at the email above for answers.
U.S. Consulate Small Grants - FY2013
APPLICATION FORM
1. SUMMARY
• Post: Ho Chi Minh City
• Name of Project:
• Amount Requested:
2. GRANTEE ORGANIZATION
• Name of Organization (in English and Original Language):
• Address (in English and Original Language):
• Contact Information (Phone, fax, email):
• Web Site Address, if any:
• Project Coordinator (Name, title):
• Brief Background of Organization and Key People:
• Any Previous U.S. Government Funding:
3. PROJECT
• Project Description:
• Detailed Budget: (can also be submitted in attached .xls)
4. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
• Project Justification, including purpose and prospects for sustainability and monitoring and evaluation plan