Public Diplomacy - U.S. Embassy Yaounde Public Affairs Section Annual Program Statement
PAS-CMR-FY20-02
grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322074
Closing date  August 15, 2020 
This is an annual request for Statements of Interest (SOI), outlining funding priorities, strategic themes, and procedures for submitting requests for funding. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to undertaking the development of full proposal.  Upon review of eligible SOIs, PAS will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications.

Purpose of Small Grants:  The PAS Public Affairs Section grants program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Cameroonian academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that promote U.S. values, increase understanding between U.S. and Cameroon people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting good governance and transparency,economic prosperity, and peace and security.  All programs must include an element of American culture or society, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Examples of PAS Small Grant Program programs include, but are not limited:

• U.S.experts conducting lectures, seminars, or speaking tours with Cameroonian audiences
• Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions
• Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
• Professional and academic exchanges and programs
• Libraries, community centers, or other institutions that are interested in becoming an American Space
• Programs developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S. sponsored or supported educational or professional exchange program
• Projects to promote English language teaching skills or widen access to books and other sources of information about the United States

Priority Program Areas: 

• Governance:  Projects promoting democratic principles, improved and inclusive governance,transparency, human rights, empowerment of marginalized groups, voter participation, civic education, and civil society 
• Prosperity:  Projects promoting economic prosperity, entrepreneurship, bilateral trade and investment, countering corruption 
• Security:  Projects promoting peace and security, rule of law, human rights, alternatives to violence in resolving conflict, tolerance, preventing radicalization to violence, improving mutual understanding between groups, community policing 
• Journalism:  Projects promoting a professional and independent media, role of informed citizens in a democracy, media literacy, ethical journalism