Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS PORTLOUIS FY22 01
The U.S. Embassy in Port Louis, through its Public Affairs Section (PAS), is offering funding under its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support projects in Mauritius and Seychelles that deepen people-to-people ties and strengthen relationships with the United States. The core goal is to back programs that highlight shared values, common goals, and practical cooperation between the United States and local communities. A key requirement is that every proposed project must have a clear and central U.S. component, meaning it should directly involve American expertise, U.S.-based organizations or institutions, or U.S. perspectives in a way that increases understanding of U.S. values, viewpoints, and policies. In other words, this is a public diplomacy grant aimed at engagement and mutual understanding rather than general development work.
The embassy is open to a wide range of program formats, and it specifically notes examples such as academic and professional lectures, seminars, workshops, and speaker series; arts and culture programs like joint performances, workshops, and exhibitions; initiatives that advance womens empowerment, gender equality, inclusion, and human rights for underserved or underrepresented groups; projects designed and led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange and educational programs; youth entrepreneurship and leadership programs; and activities that build media capacity and support press freedom. While these are examples rather than strict categories, they give a good sense of the kinds of public-facing, community-engagement projects PAS expects to fund.
In terms of thematic priorities, PAS Port Louis is most interested in proposals that align with several strategic areas. These include efforts that support a free and open Indo-Pacific by promoting good governance, transparency, stronger civil society, and healthier democratic institutions. The embassy also prioritizes youth and womens leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM-focused programming, along with projects that encourage sustained economic growth, trade, and investment. Economic programming can include entrepreneurship training, capacity-building for small businesses, business incubation support, and convenings that connect investors with local enterprises. Civic education is another emphasis, especially initiatives that help young people engage in democratic processes, volunteerism, and community service. Media-related programming is explicitly encouraged as well, particularly projects that build media skills, counter disinformation, or strengthen investigative journalism. The APS also highlights inclusion and rights-based programming that supports marginalized or disadvantaged communities and improves social inclusion and access to resources. Additional priority areas include joint academic research carried out with U.S. universities or organizations to accelerate climate change adaptation and response, as well as English language initiatives that use innovative methods and U.S. teaching materials. Finally, PAS notes that sports and arts can be used as vehicles to promote these same themes, which signals openness to creative approaches that still clearly connect back to the stated priorities.
The intended audiences for these grants are primarily youth (generally ages 14 and up) and adults in Mauritius and Seychelles. Proposals are expected to show a thoughtful strategy for reaching the chosen audience and to demonstrate inclusivity. The embassy indicates that inclusivity considerations may include gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability, suggesting that projects should be designed to be accessible and representative rather than narrowly targeted or exclusionary without justification.
The APS also draws clear boundaries around what it will not fund. Ineligible activities include projects without a distinctly U.S. component, partisan political activities, and development-type projects (which typically implies longer-term service delivery or aid interventions rather than public diplomacy engagement). It also excludes construction or infrastructure, individual scholarships, personal development programs, religious activities that support a specific faith, fundraising campaigns, and lobbying for specific legislation or government programs. Scientific research is listed as ineligible, which is important to note alongside the separate priority for joint academic research on climate adaptation; applicants should interpret this as support for applied, partnership-based academic collaboration with a public diplomacy angle rather than funding stand-alone scientific research. Other ineligible categories include projects mainly intended to grow the applicant organization itself, programs that duplicate existing efforts, social travel or purely recreational visits, venture capital, and for-profit endeavors.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of State (U.S. Mission to Mauritius) under CFDA 19.040, authorized by the Smith-Mundt Act and funded through FY22 public diplomacy funds. The funding opportunity number is PAS PORTLOUIS FY22 01. The award ceiling is listed as USD 24,000, with an expectation of about five awards. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional clarification in the official posting. The opportunity was posted on February 11, 2022, with an original closing date of February 10, 2023, indicating it functioned as an annual statement with proposals accepted during that window, contingent on funding availability.Apply for PAS PORTLOUIS FY22 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritius in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Public Affairs Sections (PAS) Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 11, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 10, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $24,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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