Federal Social Advocacy Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support for non-profit organizations in Yemen and the U.S. to enhance English language education and media development, fostering partnerships and improving communication skills.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative projects led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Togo, aimed at addressing local challenges while promoting U.S. policy goals.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that engage youth, educators, and entrepreneurs in Cabo Verde, promoting democratic values, civic engagement, and innovation in collaboration with U.S. institutions.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlines funding priorities, strategic areas of focus, and instructions for submitting requests for funding. Please follow all instructions carefully. Through its Small Grants Program, the United States Mission in Geneva is accepting project proposals that promote U.S. policy priorities in the multilateral sphere. Projects should be aimed at international (not U.S.) audiences, and impact should resonate in Geneva`s multilateral environment. Projects should be implemented by an organization or individual with a presence in Geneva and/or be carried out in Geneva itself. Based on the funding authority, information disseminated through the grant must include a component related to the U.S., it people, policies, and/or perspectives. U.S. Mission Genevas Small Grants Program supports projects that include, but are not limited to, the following priority areas: Promoting human rights, including the protection of human rights defenders Monitoring and managing the response to humanitarian crises Strengthening global public health and global health security systems Advancing disarmament and non-proliferation Facilitating international trade Mobilizing action on climate change Advancing gender across the range of Mission Genevas priority areas Awards will be made to successful applicants subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until September 1 annually, with awards ranging from $15,000 to $40,000.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to states, local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofit organizations to enhance substance use disorder treatment services within existing drug court systems, aiming to reduce recidivism and improve recovery outcomes for justice-involved individuals.

This funding opportunity is designed to support local nonprofit children's advocacy centers in enhancing their services and training related to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases across four U.S. regions.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community coalitions focused on preventing and reducing opioid and methamphetamine use, as well as prescription drug misuse among youth aged 12 to 18 in areas experiencing higher-than-average substance misuse rates.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that foster cultural, educational, and professional connections between the United States and Iraq, targeting nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and individuals engaged in promoting U.S. values and partnerships.

The U.S. Department of State through Embassy Bridgetown announces an open competition for a project to strengthen independent medias ability to increase access to objective and quality information in the Eastern Caribbean. Media outlets across the Caribbean face challenges including declining revenue sources and expensive operating environments. These challenges are compounded by the fact that many outlets have been traditionally under resourced. Media enterprises are suffering loss of advertising revenue and other funding streams. Many media houses also have gaps in adapting to the financial and editorial challenges of the current age and may lack fully developed business plans, leaving the outlets open to potential malign influence or interference efforts. Outlets also lack up-to-date equipment, computers, and software, hampering their ability to produce high-quality and timely content. Further, many operate under austere conditions and struggle to produce enough original, local content, exacerbating their vulnerability to disinformation, propaganda, and co-optation. Assistance is needed to ensure that journalists, outlets, and other media-related institutions have access to the training, networks, content, and equipment they need to resist false narratives and maintain a free and diverse media ecosystem. Embassy Bridgetown and partners seek to build the capacity of Eastern Caribbean media outlets using a third-party implementer. The implementer will scope its approach based on the following lines of efforts: Training and capacity building: training to include but not limited to: methods to increase content production on a wide range of stories, how to expand reach and advertising revenue, how to develop sustainable business models and plans, fact checking and other core journalistic skills, identifying and countering disinformation, and better educating the general public on how to spot disinformation. A training centered around World Press Freedom Day and multimedia training will be built into the program deliverables. Mentorship and network building: mentorship on journalism and media production skills building and financial/business practices. Network building to support joint reporting and fact-checking, and to create a sustainable community of practice that can share best practices beyond the life of this project. Content provision: providing Caribbean media outlets with access to wire service licenses to enable them to run high-quality, independent, third-party content (Associated Press in English, for instance). Content provision may draw on collaboration with other international wire services to offer an aggregated package to local media partners that they could pull from to disseminate themselves. Supplies: providing up-to-date media equipment, computers, and software on an objectively assessed needs basis to support independent, locally developed news content. Embassy Bridgetown seeks proposals that will provide financial and technical assistance to small and medium-sized media outlets to strengthen their ability to safely produce and disseminate accurate information to audiences in the Eastern Caribbean. The goal of this project is to support the independence of regional journalists and media outlets to increase access to information within the domestic and regional media ecosystems.

This funding initiative provides financial support for alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to implement innovative projects that address local challenges in Belarus, focusing on themes like freedom of expression and economic opportunity.

This funding opportunity provides resources to organizations conducting research and training to improve support and services for parents with disabilities, helping them navigate their parenting roles effectively.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations dedicated to enforcing fair housing laws through testing, investigation, and legal activities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to prosecutor offices and organizations focused on reviewing wrongful convictions, aiming to improve the integrity of the criminal justice system and prevent future errors.

This grant provides funding for media projects that showcase the success stories of Colombians who have returned from the U.S. or chosen to stay in Colombia, highlighting their resilience and achievements to discourage illegal migration.

This funding opportunity supports alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Uganda to create innovative projects that promote freedom and strengthen ties with the U.S. as part of America's 250th anniversary celebration.

This funding opportunity supports alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Lebanon to implement community projects that promote shared values and address local challenges, particularly in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations for programs that engage alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Kazakhstan, promoting American values and strengthening U.S.-Kazakhstan relations through community initiatives and events.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to Ukrainian independent media organizations to enhance their investigative journalism capabilities through the use of artificial intelligence and data-driven tools.

This program provides funding to research teams, patient advocacy groups, and healthcare organizations to develop innovative AI and machine learning solutions that improve the diagnosis of rare diseases, ultimately reducing diagnostic delays and enhancing patient care.

This competition invites artists, researchers, and advocates to create innovative media that raises awareness and promotes collaborative treatment strategies for the millions affected by rare diseases in the U.S.