The Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (U.S.OPA) announces an open competition for a grant through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The U.S. Public Diplomacy FY24 Palestinian Peacebuilding program is designed to partner with Palestinian, American, and International non-profit/non-governmental organizations to implement activities which advance the applicant’s goals and the U.S.OPA mission, including but not limited to Advancing a comprehensive and lasting peace through a negotiated two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and the development of a vibrant, representative, and responsive Palestinian civil society, private sector and governing institutions.
They will give special consideration to proposals which incorporate the following elements as techniques or tools for meeting the strategic goals identified above:
Cooperation in project implementation between two civil society organizations
Alumni of U.S. government programs and exchanges, this could include building upon previous programs or launching new initiatives with alumni from past projects
Grassroots elements that support underserved communities.
Program Objectives
All proposed projects must aim to advance the U.S.OPA-PD mission goals stated above, contain a substantive American element, and achieve at least one of the following specific objectives:
Young Palestinians between the ages of 14-35 increase their knowledge of peacebuilding, nonviolent activism, social change, negotiation, debate skills, conflict resolution, and civic education;
Young Palestinians between the ages of 14-35 imagine alternatives to occupation, violence, despair, or apathy;
Training and capacity building for civil society leaders to continue working with youth on nonviolent activism and peacebuilding;
Creating discussion groups among youth about the two-state solution, its history, and imagining and discussing options for solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
Training for social media influencers about the two-state solution and identifying and discussing the most common concerns of Palestinian youth when it comes to this topic.
Funding Information
Length of performance period: 12 to 18 months
Number of awards anticipated: one or more awards (dependent on amounts)
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $20,000 to a maximum of $100,000
Total available funding: $100,000
Anticipated program start date: September, 30 2024
Priority Region: Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza or a combination of two or three of them.
Participants and Audiences: Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza
Eligible Applicants
The following types of applicants are eligible to apply: Palestinian, American, and International not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.
