Deadline: 9 March 2015
The U.S mission to Russia is seeking applications for U.S. – Russia Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program. The program is to help foster greater contacts between Americans and Russians.
The program provides a grant of up to $100,000 to support unique projects centered on Russian-American, peer-to-peer collaboration, including an exchange of best practices between Russians and Americans on a topic of mutual interest.
Eligibility Criteria
- American and Russian non-commercial organizations and academic institutions (both Public and Private) are eligible to apply.
- A proposal must include one Russian and one American organization.
- A letter of intent from the proposed partner must be included with the Statement of Interest as an attachment.
- Commercial firms are not eligible to apply under this program.
- Organizations which have received a Peer-to-Peer grant in the past are not eligible to apply.
- Projects must be non-political in nature and focus on Russian-American peer-to-peer dialogue or people-to-people engagement on themes of mutual interest.
- Applicants are encouraged to incorporate innovative methodologies to accomplish program goals and foster interaction among peers.
How to Apply
Applicants are requested to submit Statements of Interest (SOIs) by the deadline through email. The email subject line for the SOI submission should be the name of the applicant organization.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number: DOSRUS-15-GR-001.
