The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States in Panama announces an open competition for organizations to submit funding applications to employ a higher education specialist to launch the EducationUSA program in Panama.

Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Project

Objectives: This project advances the U. S. interest in promoting closer ties with Panama through the facilitation of academic exchange.

The provision of high-quality U. S. education to Panamanian students will also promote economic development and regional stability.

The launch of the program and associated high-level initiatives will further reinforce ties between U. S. and Panamanian institutions.

Project Description: This project will employ a higher education specialist to design and implement a strategy to promote U.S.-Panama academic exchange through EducationUSA and by other means.

The specialist will use advanced knowledge of educational systems in both the U. S. and Panama to achieve maximum engagement of institutions throughout the country.

The specialist will conduct regular outreach presentations and advising to students in Panama and facilitate connections for U. S. institutions.

The specialist will also create sustainable procedures, presentations, and other materials to support long-term operation of the EducationUSA program in Panama.

In addition to EducationUSA, the specialist will work more broadly to promote stronger ties with U. S. universities, businesses, research institutions, and think tanks, with particular focus on technical assistance exchanges in science and technology.

The specialist will help plan and implement other projects of this nature.

In order to achieve the objectives, the specialist will possess a wide network of senior leaders in these various sectors and coordinate among them.

The project implementer will be the organization that employs the specialist on a one-year contract and officially supervises the position while permitting close and direct coordination between the specialist and the U. S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section.

The specialist will also work with the EducationUSA regional office.

Partners and Audience: The ideal implementer of this project will be an organization that promotes education in Panama and has the ability to prepare and execute a professional contract for employment of the specialist.

The specialist, described in more detail above, must live in Panama and be able to travel as necessary.

The audience for the project includes Panamanian students, schools, and universities.

Eligible Applicants The following organizations are eligible to apply: ● Registered Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations ● Universities and educational institutions ● Governmental institutions.

● Individuals For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

In order to be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number from Dun & Bradstreet, NCAGE/CAGE Code, as well as an active registration on www.SAM.gov.

Please see Section D.3 for information on how to obtain these registrations.

Individuals are not required to have a DUNS number or be registered in SAM.gov.

For more information about our Notice of Funding Opportunity please read carefully our NOFO PAS-PAN-FY20-08 EducationUSA Advisor Required application forms are available at our website.

https://pa.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants/ https://pa.usembassy.gov/es/education-culture-es/subvenciones/