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American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 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 American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative is designed to partner with American and/or Palestinian non-profit organizations to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the U.S.OPA mission, including but not limited to building Palestinian institutions, both governmental and non-governmental, that effectively address the needs and aspirations of the Palestinian people and building a prosperous Palestinian economy, led by a thriving private sector, that provides equitable and inclusive economic opportunities and improves daily life for Palestinians.
The proposal must include 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 mission goals stated above, contain a substantive American element, and achieve one or more of the following specific objectives:
· Increase understanding and collaboration between Americans and Palestinians via direct exchange with American arts, film, music, dance, theatre, cultural, and/or sports professionals or institutions.
Activities may include joint performances, productions, exhibits, workshops, tournaments, trainings, and other projects/works among other ideas.
· Enhance employability, entrepreneurship, and/or careers of artists, creatives, arts, cultural and sports professionals · Positively address issues of conflict resolution, mental health, resiliency, or trauma therapy through arts, culture, and/or sports · Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, environmental protection, human rights, and/or a strong civil society via arts, culture, and/or sports activities and exchange.
Special consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate how the program advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or accessibility with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or disability.
Participants and Audiences:
Participants and audiences must primarily include Palestinian professionals and/or students in the fields of arts, culture, and sports or any other population that will advance the objectives described above.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 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 American Palestinian Arts, Culture, and Sports Initiative is designed to partner with American and/or Palestinian non-profit organizations to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the U.S.OPA mission, including but not limited to building Palestinian institutions, both governmental and non-governmental, that effectively address the needs and aspirations of the Palestinian people and building a prosperous Palestinian economy, led by a thriving private sector, that provides equitable and inclusive economic opportunities and improves daily life for Palestinians.
The proposal must include 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 mission goals stated above, contain a substantive American element, and achieve one or more of the following specific objectives:
· Increase understanding and collaboration between Americans and Palestinians via direct exchange with American arts, film, music, dance, theatre, cultural, and/or sports professionals or institutions.
Activities may include joint performances, productions, exhibits, workshops, tournaments, trainings, and other projects/works among other ideas.
· Enhance employability, entrepreneurship, and/or careers of artists, creatives, arts, cultural and sports professionals · Positively address issues of conflict resolution, mental health, resiliency, or trauma therapy through arts, culture, and/or sports · Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, environmental protection, human rights, and/or a strong civil society via arts, culture, and/or sports activities and exchange.
Special consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate how the program advances diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or accessibility with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or disability.
Participants and Audiences:
Participants and audiences must primarily include Palestinian professionals and/or students in the fields of arts, culture, and sports or any other population that will advance the objectives described above.
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element FEMA.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The following organizations are eligible to apply: Hungarian, U.S., or other foreign entities, including:• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Public international organizations and governmental institutions
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://palestinianaffairs.state.gov/grants-and-funding-opportunities/
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
official email
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2023-05-03
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-07-04
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