INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH CAMPS GRANTS PROGRAM
This program supports initiatives with the primary goal of promoting peacebuilding, interethnic and intercommunity exchange, collaboration, and joint projects.
We are seeking projects and initiatives that enable youth continuous skill development while cohabitating for at least 4 consecutive nights in a camp setting with a goal of clearly developing increased tolerance and cooperation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Proposals should engage youth who have had no prior access to similar initiatives, belonging to at least one of two specific age ranges:
a.
ages 10-17 or b.
ages 18-2 5. The Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at peacebuilding, promoting interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation among youth belonging to different ethnic groups.
Priority areas:
Projects that reach out and promote cooperation between youth from different ethnic communities in the following areas:
1. Brcko District 2. Federation BiH:
a.
Canton 1:
Bihać, Cazin b.
Canton 3:
Srebrenik, Kladanj c.
Canton 4:
Zenica, Zavidovići d.
Canton 6:
Jajce, Uskoplje/Gornji Vakuf and Donji Vakuf e.
Canton 10:
Livno, Glamoč, Drvar 3. Republika Srpska:
a.
East Herzegovina b.
Birač Region c.
Prijedor Region
We are seeking projects and initiatives that enable youth continuous skill development while cohabitating for at least 4 consecutive nights in a camp setting with a goal of clearly developing increased tolerance and cooperation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Proposals should engage youth who have had no prior access to similar initiatives, belonging to at least one of two specific age ranges:
a.
ages 10-17 or b.
ages 18-2 5. The Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at peacebuilding, promoting interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation among youth belonging to different ethnic groups.
Priority areas:
Projects that reach out and promote cooperation between youth from different ethnic communities in the following areas:
1. Brcko District 2. Federation BiH:
a.
Canton 1:
Bihać, Cazin b.
Canton 3:
Srebrenik, Kladanj c.
Canton 4:
Zenica, Zavidovići d.
Canton 6:
Jajce, Uskoplje/Gornji Vakuf and Donji Vakuf e.
Canton 10:
Livno, Glamoč, Drvar 3. Republika Srpska:
a.
East Herzegovina b.
Birač Region c.
Prijedor Region
Agency: Department of State
Office: U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estimated Funding: $250,000
Office: U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estimated Funding: $250,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 21-558
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Non-government, non-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society organizations), educational and cultural institutions and independent media that are based and legally registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina are eligible to apply.
American or other country organizations and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program.
Grants are generally awarded only to organizations.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf21558
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
IECampsBiH@state.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2021-01-29
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2021-04-04
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Calgary Social Enterprise Offers High-Tech Services by People with Autism
Meticulon, a project of Autism Calgary Association in partnership with the federal government and the Sinneave Family Foundation, operates as a social enterprise that renders high-tech services provided by people with autism, leveraging their natural abilities at requiring attention to detail, repetition, and sequencing.
Learn How to Identify and Avoid Grant Scams
