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The U.S. Embassy Islamabad Public Affairs Section (PAS) Information Resource Center (IRC) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy grants program for five (5) Lincoln Corners in the Karachi Regional District: two (2) in Karachi, one (1) in Hyderabad, one (1) in Khaipur and one (1) in Larkana. Other Lincoln Corners may be developed at the direction of the Public Affairs Section. The Lincoln Corners are a nationwide network of PAS-funded cultural centers that are part of the American Spaces program, a global network of over 700 State Department-sponsored cultural centers. The Lincoln Corners conduct youth-oriented educational and cultural programming. The award recipient will be responsible to oversee administrative aspects of the Lincoln Corners program, to include staffing of selected corners, training logistics, and equipment and facility maintenance. The recipient will also assist in implementing Lincoln Corners programming with significant Public Affairs Section input and assistance.
Funding Opportunity Number: SCAISB-20-AW-002-12192019. Assistance Listing: 19.501. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: $200K – $250K per award.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Eligibility is open to non-profit organizations. Organizations may sub-award or sub-contract with other entities including for-profit organizations, but only one non-profit organization can be the prime recipient of the award. Pakistan government entities are not eligible to apply. For-profit entitles are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award under this NOFO. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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