Dept. of State
North India Small Grants Competition
ND-NOFO-18-117

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=306461

deadline July 23, 2018 

The Public Affairs Section of the North India Office (PAS NIO) seeks project proposals for its “North India Small Grants Competition.”  

Applicants [institutions] may submit up to four individual project proposals. Each project must be a standalone project and may not be part of another small grant project proposal. Interested UIowa applicants are requested to contact Cheryl Ridgeway in the Office of the Vice President for Research  cheryl-a-ridgeway@uiowa.edu  to ensure no more than 4 proposals are submitted.

PAS NIO will select up to four proposals for funding of $15,000 each.  Projects must take place in one or more of the following states and territories: Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.  
Projects may include, but are not limited to, workshops, cultural programs, exhibitions, hackathons, competitions, and outreach campaigns.  Projects should demonstrate the innovative spirit of the United States and India, and must address one of the following priority areas:

• Environmental Sustainability (including renewable energy)
• Women’s Economic Empowerment
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
•  Preventing Violent Extremism
• Countering Trafficking-in-Persons