American Spaces Programing Grant 2024

• Eligibility Criteria
  – PDS encourages applications for the American Spaces Programing Grant from the United States and Cameroon: Registered not-for-profit organisations, individuals, non-profit media organisations, professional trade organisations, non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
  – For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply;
  – Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organisation. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organisation, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Cameroon
• Application Language: English

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces a funding opportunity for an organisation to expand American Spaces programming to encompass the enhancement of soft skills, entrepreneurship, media literacy/disinformation, environmental and climate change awareness, and promoting good governance.

This year, key programming areas should include entrepreneurship and soft skills development, media literacy and countering disinformation, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM).

Program Objectives

For FY 2024, American Spaces Cameroon wishes to expand these programs to other regions of Cameroon by hosting camps and pop-up American Spaces focused on entrepreneurship and soft skills development, STEAM training, media literacy, and countering disinformation.

The grantee will host at least four regional workshops and camps on the following:

• Create innovative STEAM programs to engage youth in the selected regions while utilising United States Government alumni and subject matter experts.
• Train students, young professionals, and jobseekers on soft skills development, entrepreneurship, and innovation to promote positive community engagement and increase employability.
• Build a better-informed citizenry by increasing participants’ critical thinking and media literacy skills.
• Workshops should train youth on how to identify misinformation and examine the potential interests behind specific media stories.

Participants and Audiences

The primary target audience is young Cameroonians, aged 18 – 30 and the principal method of engagement will be through in-person programming with partner institutions. Virtual engagement may be a part of the overall strategy, augmenting in-person programming, when possible, and acting as the primary method of engagement, when necessary.

Funding Information

• Total available funding: $50,000
• Award amounts: $40,000 to $50,000
• Length of performance period: 6 to 12 months
• Number of awards anticipated: One award

The following types of activities are not eligible for funding:

• Scholarships for study in the United States or to fund conference attendance or study tours to the United States
• Activities that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship
• Construction activities
• Programs that support specific religious activities
• Fund-raising campaigns
• Cash prizes for participants

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