Deadline: 30 April 2014
The United States Embassy Public Affairs Section in India is inviting proposals from US non-governmental organization to conduct student exchange program under Model United Nations Exchange Program.
Model United Nations (also Model UN or MUN) is a conference similar to the United Nations in which students participate as delegates to various UN Committees. Participants research and formulate political positions based on the actual policies of the countries they represent. Popularly growing Model UN programs in India offer platform to next generation of leaders across India to discuss regional and global issues.
The Model UN Exchange Program purposes to send a team of US Model UN students (middle school, high school and college/university) accompanied by faculty advisros, mentors and/or chaperones (depending on the age of the travelling students) to participate in MUN programs in India to share and discuss best practices, and to establish the foundation for future interaction on global issues.
The projects proposed can be maximum one year (applications can also be for continuation grants). Applications can be made for award in between $25,000 and $75,000.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Applicants must be U.S. organizations that are legally registered not-for-profit non-governmental organizations with prior experience implementing programs in South Asia.
- Applicants must acquire all required registrations in the United States and / or India. All intellectual property considerations and rights must be fully met in the United States and India. Local Indian partners (e.g., sub grantee) must have a valid Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) number from the Government of India.
- The proposed project should be between one and three weeks in length ‘on-the-ground’ in India to allow for participation by U.S. students in one or more MUN conferences, but could involve travel and activity in multiple locations.
- Program proposals should include evaluation of the program, and specific suggestions for follow up to maximize the possibility of building relationships and linkages between program partners, institutions and individual participants.
- Proposal should identify qualified Indian partners who meet all the required legal and technical requirements (e.g., including but not necessarily limited to DUNS, SAM, and FCRA registration).
- Proposals should include a detailed breakout and description of all expenses associated with this project.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number NDRFP14-02. Click Full Announcement and download relevant documents.
