U.S. Embassy Beirut Small Grants Program for Civil Society

Funding Opportunity Number: NEALE-14-GR-001-NEA--051214 Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.700Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-NEA-MEPIClosing Date: Jun 03, 2014Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: May 12, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Embassy Small Grants Program of the U.S. Embassy Beirut seeks to bolster civil society by assisting underserved and/or underprivileged communities in Lebanon not currently receiving USG assistance through other ongoing programs. We are particularly interested in projects focused on the following: -Cultivating of independent young political leaders at the municipal and national level -Enabling free and fair elections, including freedom of press as it relates to elections and transparent election processes -Improving the legal, political, and economic status of women in Lebanon - Promoting environmental education and awareness programs - Increasing access for at-risk youth populations to educational and community engagement programs - Advancing cross-confessional dialogue and conflict resolution activities These grants are implemented by members of civil society, non-governmental organizations, civic gro...
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