Opportunity Information: Apply for AFPRA FY21 02
The U.S. Embassy in Praia, through its Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Department of State, is offering funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program under an Annual Program Statement. In plain terms, this announcement explains what kinds of projects the Embassy wants to support, which themes matter most, and how applicants should submit proposals. The overall goal is public diplomacy: programs that build stronger cultural ties between the United States and Cabo Verde by using cultural and exchange activities to highlight shared values and encourage practical bilateral cooperation.
A core requirement is that every funded project must include a clear American element. That can mean featuring U.S. culture, partnering with an American organization or institution, or bringing in American experts in a relevant field. The intent is not only cultural exchange for its own sake, but also increased understanding of U.S. policy and U.S. perspectives through credible people-to-people engagement and programming that connects Cabo Verdean participants with American approaches, experience, and institutions.
The Embassy lists a wide range of activities that fit the program, which signals that the grants are flexible as long as they match the public diplomacy purpose. Examples include academic or professional lectures and seminars, speaker series, artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances or exhibitions, and cultural heritage conservation or preservation efforts. The program also supports professional and academic exchanges, journalism training and exchange programs, and technology-focused activities such as hackathons and coding camps. Another emphasized category is building institutional linkages, such as strengthening relationships between U.S. colleges and universities and Cabo Verdean higher education institutions, as well as collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce, businesses, and regional organizations. The Embassy also welcomes proposals from municipal or regional libraries and community centers that want to develop into an American Space, and it encourages projects designed by alumni of U.S.-sponsored educational or professional exchange programs.
Within that broad menu, PAS Praia identifies several priority areas. One is English language learning. Another is entrepreneurship and economic development, with special attention to projects that can help expand U.S. business trade and investment ties with Cabo Verde. The Embassy also prioritizes partnerships between U.S. and Cabo Verde institutions focused on education, academic research, and cross-cultural academic exchanges. Finally, it highlights strengthening democratic values, specifically efforts connected to social inclusion, transparency, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press.
The intended participants and audiences are primarily Cabo Verdeans located in Cabo Verde, meaning proposals should be designed to engage local communities directly. Projects may include members of the diaspora, but they cannot be diaspora-only; they must include local participation and benefit. The Embassy explicitly encourages projects that reach youth, women, and marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA participants. It also points to other important audiences such as persons with disabilities, journalists and media professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, NGOs, and English teachers, suggesting that competitive proposals will show a clear plan for reaching these groups and producing measurable engagement.
The announcement also draws firm boundaries around what it will not fund. Ineligible activities include partisan political programs, charity or development work, construction, and projects that support specific religious activities. It will not fund fundraising campaigns or lobbying efforts aimed at specific legislation or government programs. Scientific research is excluded, as are proposals primarily intended to grow an organization itself (rather than deliver a public-facing program) or proposals that duplicate existing programs, which implies applicants need to show added value and avoid re-creating ongoing initiatives.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary grant administered by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Cape Verde, under CFDA number 19.040. The legal authority comes from the Smith-Mundt Act and the Fulbright-Hays Act, and the funding source is Fiscal Year 2020 public diplomacy funding. The opportunity listing includes an award ceiling of up to $100,000, with an expectation of about five awards. The funding opportunity number is AFPRA FY21 02, it was created February 26, 2021, and it originally closed January 31, 2022.Apply for AFPRA FY21 02
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Cape Verde in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy PRAIA PAS Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 26, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 31, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs - U.S. Embassy Praia Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (PAS)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a funding opportunity from the U.S. Embassy in Praia, offered through its Public Affairs Section (PAS) under the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (Annual Program Statement). The program funds public diplomacy projects that build stronger cultural ties between the United States and Cabo Verde through cultural and exchange activities that highlight shared values and encourage practical bilateral cooperation.
2) What is the main goal of the program?
The overall goal is public diplomacy: strengthening U.S.-Cabo Verde cultural relationships and increasing understanding through credible people-to-people engagement. Projects should promote shared values and support practical cooperation between Cabo Verdean participants and American approaches, experience, and institutions.
3) What does it mean that projects must include an "American element"?
Every funded project must clearly include an American element. Based on the announcement, this can include featuring U.S. culture, partnering with a U.S. organization or institution, and/or bringing in American experts in a relevant field. The program is designed to connect participants with U.S. perspectives and institutions through programming that is clearly and credibly linked to the United States.
4) What kinds of activities can be funded?
The Embassy indicates the grants are flexible as long as proposals match the public diplomacy purpose. Examples listed include:
- Academic and professional lectures and seminars
- Speaker series
- Artistic and cultural workshops
- Joint performances or exhibitions
- Cultural heritage conservation or preservation efforts
- Professional and academic exchanges
- Journalism training and exchange programs
- Technology-focused activities (such as hackathons and coding camps)
- Institutional linkages (for example, partnerships between U.S. and Cabo Verde higher education institutions)
- Collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce, businesses, and regional organizations
- Library or community center initiatives that aim to develop into an American Space
- Projects designed by alumni of U.S.-sponsored educational or professional exchange programs
5) What are the priority themes or areas the Embassy is looking for?
PAS Praia identifies several priority areas:
- English language learning
- Entrepreneurship and economic development, especially projects that can help expand U.S. business trade and investment ties with Cabo Verde
- Partnerships between U.S. and Cabo Verde institutions focused on education, academic research, and cross-cultural academic exchanges
- Strengthening democratic values, including social inclusion, transparency, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press
6) Who should the projects be designed to benefit?
The intended participants and audiences are primarily Cabo Verdeans located in Cabo Verde. Proposals are expected to engage local communities directly and deliver local participation and benefit.
7) Can projects include the Cabo Verdean diaspora?
Yes. Projects may include members of the diaspora, but they cannot be diaspora-only. The announcement states projects must include local participation and benefit in Cabo Verde.
8) Are there specific audiences the Embassy encourages applicants to reach?
Yes. The Embassy explicitly encourages projects that reach youth, women, and marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA participants. It also highlights other important audiences such as persons with disabilities, journalists and media professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, NGOs, and English teachers.
9) Are projects expected to show how they will reach participants?
Yes. The announcement suggests competitive proposals will include a clear plan for reaching priority audiences and producing measurable engagement.
10) What types of projects are not eligible for funding?
The Embassy lists several categories of ineligible activities, including:
- Partisan political programs
- Charity or development work
- Construction
- Projects that support specific religious activities
- Fundraising campaigns
- Lobbying efforts aimed at specific legislation or government programs
- Scientific research
- Projects primarily intended to grow an organization itself (rather than deliver a public-facing program)
- Proposals that duplicate existing programs
11) Does the program fund construction or building projects?
No. Construction is specifically listed as an ineligible activity.
12) Does the program fund charity, humanitarian relief, or development work?
No. Charity or development work is listed as ineligible. The focus is on public diplomacy programming rather than direct development assistance.
13) Are religious programs allowed?
Projects that support specific religious activities are listed as ineligible. (The announcement does not describe exceptions; applicants should align proposals with public diplomacy goals rather than religious practice or promotion.)
14) Can grant funds be used for fundraising campaigns or lobbying?
No. Fundraising campaigns and lobbying efforts aimed at specific legislation or government programs are explicitly listed as ineligible.
15) Is scientific research eligible?
No. Scientific research is listed as an excluded activity under this program.
16) What does the announcement mean by "no duplication of existing programs"?
The Embassy states it will not fund proposals that duplicate existing programs. This implies applicants should demonstrate added value and avoid proposing activities that simply recreate ongoing initiatives without a clear, distinct public diplomacy contribution.
17) What is the maximum award size?
The award ceiling listed is up to $100,000.
18) How many awards does the Embassy expect to make?
The announcement indicates an expectation of about five awards.
19) What kind of grant is this?
This is described as a discretionary grant administered by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Cape Verde.
20) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number provided in the announcement is 19.040.
21) What is the legal authority for this funding?
The announcement cites the Smith-Mundt Act and the Fulbright-Hays Act as the legal authorities for the program.
22) What fiscal year funding supports this opportunity?
The funding source is identified as Fiscal Year 2020 public diplomacy funding.
23) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number listed is AFPRA FY21 02.
24) When was this opportunity created, and when did it close?
The listing states it was created on February 26, 2021, and it originally closed on January 31, 2022.
25) What kinds of institution-to-institution partnerships are encouraged?
The Embassy specifically highlights building institutional linkages, including strengthening relationships between U.S. colleges and universities and Cabo Verdean higher education institutions. It also mentions collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce, businesses, and regional organizations.
26) Are libraries and community centers eligible to propose projects?
The announcement welcomes proposals from municipal or regional libraries and community centers that want to develop into an American Space, as long as the proposal fits the program's public diplomacy purpose and requirements (including the American element).
27) Are alumni of U.S.-sponsored exchange programs encouraged to apply?
Yes. The Embassy encourages projects designed by alumni of U.S.-sponsored educational or professional exchange programs.
28) What does "public-facing program" mean in this context?
While the announcement does not define the term, it makes clear the Embassy will not fund proposals primarily intended to grow an organization itself. This indicates projects should be designed to deliver programming that engages participants and communities (public diplomacy outcomes), rather than focusing mainly on internal organizational capacity or expansion.
29) Are media and journalism-related projects eligible?
Yes. The Embassy lists journalism training and exchange programs as examples of eligible activities and also identifies journalists and media professionals as an important audience. It also prioritizes democratic values including freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
30) Are technology and innovation programs eligible?
Yes. The Embassy specifically mentions technology-focused activities such as hackathons and coding camps as examples of eligible programming.
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