NGO Capacity Building

The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States in Panama announces an open competition for individuals or organizations to submit funding applications for a project to provide training, information, and guidance to local NGOs, foundations, and civil society leaders in Panama to improve

their ability to achieve their respective social, civic, or humanitarian goals.

Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Project Objective:
This project aims to make Panamanian institutions more resilient, transparent, and democratic through support for a strong civil society.

Project Description:
This project will provide structured training opportunities for civil society leaders, NGOs, and foundations to build civic engagement and strengthen democratic institutions that hold government accountable – especially on environment and labor.

The project should leverage U. S. expertise or resources to provide training on fundraising, campaign creation, media outreach strategies, and other operational aspects to strengthen local capacity.

The project should expand the networks of the participants to achieve broader impact within the country, including engagement with the U. S. Embassy.

The project implementer should work with the Public Affairs Section to include workshops and tutorials on preparing grant applications.

The project should include a fair and transparent procedure for the selection of participants, if participation will be limited.

Partners and Audience:
Ideal implementers for this project include individuals or organizations experienced with providing similar training.

The primary audience is Panamanian NGOs, foundations, and civil society leaders both in Panama City and in other provinces around the country.

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 of our Notice of Funding Opportunity for information on how to obtain these registrations.

Step by step guideline available at our website (see links below).

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

Submission Dates and Times Applications may be submitted for consideration at any time before the closing date of January 31, 202 0. Project activities should not be scheduled prior to April 1, 2020 to allow time for processing the grant.

All application materials must be submitted by e-mail to PanCultural@state.gov Application package must contain:
· Proposal (including Budget Narrative) · Budget Worksheet · Form SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance Required application forms and templates are available at our website:
https://pa.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants/ https://pa.usembassy.gov/es/education-culture-es/subvenciones/ For further information about out Notice of Funding Opportunity please read carefully our NOFO PAS-PAN-FY20-04 NGO Capacity Building
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Agency: Department of State

Office: U.S. Mission to Panama

Estimated Funding: $60,000


Who's Eligible





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
U.S. Embassy Panama. Public Affairs Section's Funding Opportunities

Additional Information of Eligibility:
•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.

All organizations must have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet, NCAGE/CAGE Code, as well as an active registration on www.SAM.gov.

See Section D.3 of our Notice of Funding Opportunity for information on how to obtain these registrations.

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

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://pa.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grants/

Contact:


Agency Email Description:
pancultural@state.gov

Agency Email:


Date Posted:
2019-12-05

Application Due Date:


Archive Date:
2020-04-30



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