Public Diplomacy Grants to Strengthen Ethiopian Universities

Public Diplomacy Grants to Strengthen Ethiopian Universities is sponsored by U.S. Mission to Ethiopia. This program invites proposals for initiatives that will strengthen the capacity of Ethiopia's leading universities to transition to greater independence from Ministry of Education oversight, improve the quality of education, enhance academic freedom, and strengthen relations wi…

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gov Maintenance Calendar U.S. Embassy Ethiopia Public Diplomacy Notice of Funding Opportunity: Supporting the Transition of Ethiopia’s Public Universities to Autonomous Governance Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:PDS-005-FY2024 Funding Opportunity Title:U.S. Embassy Ethiopia Public Diplomacy Notice of Funding Opportunity: Supporting the Transition of Ethiopia’s Public Universities to Autonomous Governance Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Category Explanation:Public Diplomacy Expected Number of Awards:2 Assistance Listings:19.

040 -- Public Diplomacy Programs Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Jul 09, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Aug 12, 2024 Current Closing Date for Applications:Aug 12, 2024 Archive Date:Sep 11, 2024 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 300,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:PD encourages applications from U.S. and Ethiopian: • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions Local presence (in the form of offices, staff, and/or registration) in Ethiopia is strongly encouraged.

For-profit or commercial entities, including for-profit media organizations, are not eligible to apply.

## Additional Information Agency Name:U.S. Mission to Ethiopia Description:PD Ethiopia invites proposals for initiatives that will strengthen the capacity of Ethiopia’s ten leading universities to transition their governance structures to operate with greater independence from Ministry of Education (MOE) oversight, as defined in University Autonomy Proclamation No. 1294/2023.

The program activities should be designed with the ultimate goal of helping these universities to improve the quality of education, enhance academic freedom, and strengthen relations with U.S. universities. All programs must include an American educational element or connection with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, values, and perspectives.

PD’s prior interventions have also included intensive engagements with the next nine leading universities on accreditation and internationalization. The proposed initiatives should provide technical assistance to AAU and the next nine leading public universities via consultations and partnerships with U.S. universities and technical experts.

This technical assistance will help the ten Ethiopian universities develop their own key framework policy documents and build their institutional capacity to implement governance reform in key aspects of university administration including student admissions, research administration, faculty development, alumni engagement, internationalization, accreditation of key programs, and financial administration in advance of their 2025 deadline to successfully transition to autonomous governance.

Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants. gov/search-results-detail/355293) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: PD Grants Management Team #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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