The Small Grants Program for Outreach to Civil Society of the U.S. Embassy has announced Small Grants Program for Outreach to Civil Society opportunity for Thai non-governmental organization (NGOs), Voluntary Private Organizations (VPOs), and other non-profit organizations.
Purpose
The purpose of the this program is to award small grants for no more than USD $20,000 for projects with the purpose of strengthening democracy, increasing respect for civil society and the rule of law, advancing human rights and women’s rights, and/or combating extremism in Thailand. Priority will be given to proposals from new organizations and new projects.
To be eligible for consideration, every applicant must be engaged in, or propose to carry out, a project that advances democratic practices, including:
– Development of civil society
– Freedom of information and independent media
– Transparency in government
– NGO capacity building
– Rule of law and judicial reform
– Civic education
– Conflict resolution
– Human rights
– Ethnic or minority groups’ rights
– Women’s rights
The program will NOT fund projects for the following:
– Individuals, non-Thai organizations, and third-country organizations
– projects relating to partisan political activity,
– projects benefiting organizations that are party to or materially supportive of the insurgency in Thailand’s South, and
– duplication of existing projects.
Other details of the Grants Program
The funds may NOT be used to support general operating expenses, long-term infrastructure costs, undefined miscellaneous or “overhead” expenses, and food as primary costs. It may include modest administrative expenses, including honoraria/partial salaries of grant implementers, but only when they are directly linked to the conduct of the specific grant program. Proposals will be evaluated according to the topic of the project, clearly formulated goals and target groups, and the ability of the applying individuals and organizations to implement the project.
Last date for receiving the application is June 19, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link.
