Funder: U.S. Mission to Burkina Faso
Due Dates: June 27, 2025 (final deadline) | January 30, 2025 (review for proposals received Nov 10–Dec 31) | April 15, 2025 (review for proposals received Jan 1–Mar 31) | August 1, 2025 (review for proposals received Apr 1–Jun 30)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per award; total program funding $300,000; project period up to 1 year.
Summary: Supports projects that strengthen U.S.–Burkina Faso cultural ties and promote bilateral cooperation through public diplomacy, exchange, and cultural programming.
Key Information: Applicants may submit only one proposal per organization; projects must include an American cultural element or connection.
Description
The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso, through its Public Diplomacy Section (PDS), invites proposals for projects that foster cultural ties and mutual understanding between the United States and Burkina Faso. This annual program statement supports initiatives that highlight shared values, promote bilateral cooperation, and include a significant American cultural component or partnership with U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions.
Eligible projects may include academic and professional exchanges, cultural workshops, civic education, media literacy, youth engagement, and other activities that advance the program’s priority areas. The Embassy encourages creative, inclusive, and impactful proposals that engage Burkinabe audiences across all regions of the country.
Due Dates
- Final application deadline: June 27, 2025, 17:00 local time
- Review cycles:
- Proposals received Nov 10–Dec 31: reviewed by January 30, 2025
- Proposals received Jan 1–Mar 31: reviewed by April 15, 2025
- Proposals received Apr 1–Jun 30: reviewed by August 1, 2025
- Proposals after June 30: reviewed at the panel’s discretion, pending funds
Funding Amount
- Award ceiling: $25,000 per project
- Award floor: $1,000
- Total available funding: $300,000 (subject to availability)
- Number of awards anticipated: ~12–15
- Project duration: Up to 1 year
Eligibility
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Eligible applicants:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks, NGOs, civil society)
- Public and private educational institutions
- Individuals
- Public international organizations and governmental institutions
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Additional requirements:
- Organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and active SAM.gov registration (unless exempted; individuals are not required to register).
- Only one proposal per organization; multiple submissions from the same organization will render all ineligible.
- Proposals must focus on engaging Burkinabe audiences in Burkina Faso.
- Cost sharing is encouraged but not required.
Application Process
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Application materials:
- SF-424 (organizations) or SF-424-I (individuals)
- SF-424A (budget)
- SF-424B (assurances, if applicable)
- Proposal (max 8 pages) including summary, organizational background, problem statement, goals/objectives, activities, timeline, key personnel, partners, monitoring/evaluation, and sustainability plan
- Budget justification narrative
- Attachments: CVs of key personnel, letters of support, NICRA (if applicable), official permissions (if required)
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Submission:
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Review criteria:
- Program idea quality and feasibility
- Organizational capacity and past performance
- Program planning and objectives
- Budget reasonableness
- Monitoring and evaluation plan
- Sustainability
- Support for equity and underserved communities
Additional Information
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Priority program areas:
- Climate change mitigation/adaptation
- Democracy and democratic values
- Economic prosperity (including women’s economic empowerment)
- Countering disinformation
- Diversity, inclusion, and human rights
- English language capacity building
- Media professionalism and literacy
- Youth development, peace, and security
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Ineligible activities:
- Partisan political activity
- Charitable/development activities
- Construction
- Religious activities
- Fundraising or lobbying
- Scientific research
- Scholarships for individual study
- Institutional development of the applicant
- Programs duplicating existing efforts
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Reporting: Recipients must submit interim and final program and financial reports.
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