U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Small Grants Program Statement

Post Date

May 4th 2016

Application Due Date

June 15th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

S-DR860-16-NOFO-002

CFDA Number(s)

19.040

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

English language teacher training

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

American and/or Dominican-based committed and organized civil-society organizations, think-tanks, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $110000

• Award Range:

  $60000 - $110000

Grant Description

I. Funding Opportunity Description Background Information: The U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that limited funding is available through the Embassyмs Public Affairs Small Grants program to support activities that promote U.S.-Dominican bilateral relations in the following priority area: 1) English teacher training programs to develop the quality of English language teaching in the Dominican Republic. The primary goal of the funding opportunity is to engage at least 60 English teachers in training programs that will support the development of the English teaching capacity in the Dominican Republic. The target population for this training program will be public school teachers, teachers of the Ministry of Higher Educationмs English Immersion Program and teachers of the binational centers (Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano and Centro Cultural Dominico-Americano). Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis up until June 15, 2016, 18:00. All projects must begin before September 30, 2016. For more information regarding this grant opportunity, please visit the following link: http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/publicaffairs.html. Thank you for your interest in the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Small Grant Program.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  U.S. Mission to Dominican Republic

• Agency Contact:

  Joshabel De La Cruz
  Academic Specialist
  Phone 8095687775

• Agency Mailing Address:

  U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo inbox for NOFO-related questions

• Agency Email Address:

  SantoDomingoGrants@state.gov

• More Information:

  U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo webpage