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Funding Opportunity Title: English Language for Global Access (EL4GA)
Funding Opportunity Number: OPAPDFY22012
Deadline for Applications: Rolling until August 22, 2022 or exhaustion of funds
Assistance Listing Number: 19.021
Total Amount Available: $80,000 For all awards issued. [May be divided into multiple awards]
The Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (U.S. OPA) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The English Language for Global Access (EL4GA) Program will offer funding to American and/or Palestinian non-profit organizations to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals, the objectives defined below, and the U.S.OPA-PD mission: to advance a comprehensive and lasting peace through a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the development of a vibrant, representative, and responsive Palestinian civil society, private sector, and governing institutions through substantive engagement with American people, institutions, ideas and ideals in order to improve American-Palestinian relations and create greater opportunities for mutually beneficial partnership and cooperation.
Priority Region: Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza or a combination of two or three of them.
Program Objectives:
All proposed projects must aim to advance the U.S. OPA-PD mission goals stated above and improve English language skills while increasing participants’ understanding of American culture, values, society, and/or current issues through exposure to information on those topics and/or through direct exchange with Americans. This could be done through any of the following specific proposal objectives, but is not limited to:
Special Consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate how the program advances equity with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or disability
Participants and Audiences:
Proposals may target various groups within Palestinian society, including but not limited to: pre-high school aged students, youth or children (less than 15 years old); college students and young adults; professional adults with intermediate or above English language skills looking for higher level English language skills for their profession; parents and/or family members of students. This is an open call for proposals and this list of potential audiences is not exhaustive.
Length of performance period: up to 18 months
Number of awards anticipated: To be determined based on the number and amount of awards funded under this NOFO. No more than two proposals per organization will be considered.
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $80,000
Total available funding: $80,000
Type of Funding: FY22 Smith-Mundt Act Public Diplomacy Funds
Anticipated program start date: September 30, 2022
This notice is subject to availability of funding.
Funding Instrument Type: Grant, Fixed Amount Award, or Cooperative Agreement (to be determined by the selection committee in coordination with successful applicants)
Program Performance Period: Proposed projects should be completed in 18 months or less, noting that at least the last 1 -3 month(s) of the period of performance — after the end of the substantive project activity — should be dedicated to short and medium term measurement and evaluation of project success to determine if goals and objectives have been met.
Eligible applicants for this funding must be not-for-profit Palestinian and/or American organizations working with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and/or Gaza, including think tanks, educational, and civil society/non-governmental organizations..
Cost share is allowed but not required and will not factor into the merit review process.
In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number issued via www.SAM.gov as well as a valid registration on www.SAM.gov. Please see Section D.3 for more information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov.
Proposals must be submitted in English; proposals submitted in Arabic or other languages will not be considered.
Organizations wishing to submit proposals to the Public Affairs Section should click this link to review the documents and forms: https://www.grants.gov/forms/sf-424-family.html
To see the full grant announcement, click this link: English Language for Global Access
If a U.S. citizen, LPR, or immediate family (as listed above) desires our assistance and has not already provided their information to the Department of State, please email U.S. Embassy Jerusalem at JerusalemACS@state.gov with a copy of the individual’s travel document as well as an explanation or proof of relationship.
Please call: 02-630-4000 for U.S. Embassy Jerusalem and 03-519-7575 for the Branch Office in Tel Aviv
Outside of Office Hours, contact: 02-630-4000 (Jerusalem) or 03-519-7575 (Tel Aviv)
Outside of Israel, West Bank & Gaza: 011-972-2-630-4000 (Jerusalem) or 011-972-3-519-7575 (Tel Aviv)