University Research Program

Post Date

March 16th 2015

Application Due Date

May 1st 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

DOSGEO-15-GR-001-GEO-031315

CFDA Number(s)

19.040

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to 501 (c) (3) of the tax code, U.S. universities, and Georgian universities, educational institutes, and non-profit/non-governmental organizations.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $346500

• Award Range:

  $341000 - $346500

Grant Description

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) invites U.S. and Georgian universities, educational institutes, and non-profit/non-governmental organizations to submit proposals for a two- to three-year project to improve the standards of Georgian academic research in Georgian universities and educational institutes, and to encourage greater interaction between Georgian academic researchers, civil society, and government policy-makers. The project is meant to strengthen the quantitative and qualitative research skills and the academic writing of young Georgian scholars; raise Georgian scholarship to an international standard; and encourage the publication of Georgian scholarly research in Western academic and/or in Georgian peer reviewed journals in areas directly related to: rule of law, domestic policy issues (health care, education, environment, civil service/personnel issues, local government, etc.) and comparative analysis (U.S.-Georgian). The proposal may also include teaching academic English and updating Georgian research library capacities and resources. The direct beneficiaries of this program will be young Georgian academics, primarily assistant professors, PhD candidates, and Public Policy MA students, and the indirect beneficiaries will be their Georgian host universities.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  U.S. Mission to Georgia

• Agency Contact:

  Nino Gagua
  Grants Program Coordinator
  Phone 9953222277628

• Agency Mailing Address:

  State Department

• Agency Email Address:

  GaguaN@state.gov