Opportunity Information: Apply for PASNOUAKCHOTT FY2021 001
The U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott, through its Public Affairs Section (PAS), released this FY2021 grant opportunity to support programs that deepen cultural ties between the United States and Mauritania. The overall aim is public diplomacy: using cultural and exchange activities to highlight shared values, improve mutual understanding, and encourage practical bilateral cooperation. A key requirement is that every proposed activity includes a clear American cultural element or a direct connection to the United States, such as collaboration with U.S. experts, U.S. organizations, or U.S. institutions in a relevant field. The embassy also emphasizes that projects should help audiences better understand U.S. policy and perspectives, not just deliver general training or community programming.
This opportunity starts with a two-step application process built around a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI). Instead of submitting a full proposal right away, interested organizations must first submit a short Statement of Interest (SOI), described as a concise 2-3 page concept note. The SOI is meant to communicate the basic program idea, its objectives, and how it fits the embassy's goals, giving PAS a way to screen concepts before asking applicants to invest time in a full proposal. After reviewing SOIs for eligibility and fit, PAS will invite selected applicants to expand their concepts into full applications.
PAS indicates that eligible program concepts can take many forms as long as they fit the cultural exchange and mutual understanding mission. Examples of activities that have been funded in similar contexts include academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker series; artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; cultural heritage conservation and preservation work; and other professional or academic exchange-style programs. The common thread is that they should be Mauritania-focused, designed for public engagement, and clearly linked to an American partner, American expertise, or an American cultural component.
Proposals are expected to align with one or more U.S. Embassy Nouakchott priority program areas. The first priority area is strengthened security for Americans and Mauritanians, with illustrative topics such as crime and safety awareness and countering violent extremism. The second is increased opportunity and reduced poverty, where example themes include entrepreneurship, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and environmental protection. The third priority area is promoting an inclusive society, which may include programs centered on social inclusion, reducing discrimination in all forms, advocating for an inclusive national identity, cross-cultural dialogue and understanding, human rights, and celebrating cultural and ethnic diversity. While these examples help define the embassy's interests, applicants are expected to translate them into cultural or exchange programming rather than purely technical or development-style interventions.
The embassy is specific about intended participants and audiences. Programs should reach culturally and ethnically diverse communities across Mauritania, with particular attention to youth and women within those communities. In practice, this means proposals that can credibly demonstrate inclusive outreach, broad public benefit, and meaningful engagement beyond a narrow professional circle will likely be more competitive, especially if they show how diverse groups will participate and what outcomes the program is designed to produce.
The notice also lists several categories of activities that will not be funded. Ineligible concepts include partisan political activities; charitable or development work; construction projects; programs supporting specific religious activities; fundraising campaigns; lobbying for legislation or specific government programs; scientific research; projects primarily intended to grow or build the applicant organization's internal capacity; programs that are not Mauritania-specific; applications submitted on behalf of individuals rather than organizations; and projects that duplicate existing programs. These restrictions signal that PAS is looking for time-bound public diplomacy programming with clear public engagement and cultural exchange value, rather than direct aid, institutional expansion, or political/religious advocacy.
Funding comes from FY2021 Public Diplomacy resources under the statutory authority of the Smith-Mundt Act. Awards are structured as grants, with a project performance period ranging from 1 to 12 months and an anticipated start around June 2021. The total funding pool is estimated at about $80,000. Individual awards are expected to range from $5,000 to $15,000, and the embassy anticipated making roughly 4 to 8 awards depending on final award sizes (the opportunity listing also references an expectation of up to 10 awards). The opportunity is identified as PASNOUAKCHOTT FY2021 001, administered by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritania, with a closing date of March 26, 2021. The listing indicates eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting an emphasis on education and exchange-oriented programming.Apply for PASNOUAKCHOTT FY2021 001
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Mauritania in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Nouakchott, PAS APS FY21" 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 Mar 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 26, 2021. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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