Opportunity Information: Apply for SRB10022FO006
The PDS Belgrade Alumni Small Grants opportunity is a U.S. Department of State funding program run by the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade. It is designed specifically for alumni of U.S. Government-sponsored exchange programs to turn what they learned in the United States into practical projects that benefit their local communities and Serbian society more broadly. While Serbia is the priority region, the Embassy strongly encourages applicants to build activities that reach beyond Belgrade and include participants and audiences in other Serbian cities and towns.
The program is meant to support alumni-led, time-bound projects that demonstrate leadership, creativity, strong organization, and the ability to build partnerships and networks. The grant can fund a wide range of civic, educational, cultural, and skills-focused activities such as trainings, conferences, workshops, courses, competitions, summer camps (including language or sports-focused camps), cross-border exchanges, curriculum development, exhibits, hackathons or app development, online initiatives, mock trials or moot court competitions, simulations and role-play programs like Model UN, and film, theater, or performance events. Proposals are expected to be built around a S.M.A.R.T. logic model, meaning the project goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant to the problem being addressed, and clearly tied to a timeline with defined completion dates.
A major emphasis of this funding announcement is inclusion and equity. Applications should explain how the project advances equitable access and engagement across factors like race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, and how it will meaningfully involve underserved communities or individuals from underserved communities. The NOFO also reflects ongoing health and safety considerations by welcoming virtual or hybrid approaches that use video conferencing or distance learning tools, and it asks applicants proposing in-person activities to include contingency plans in case public health conditions require social distancing during the grant period.
In terms of who should participate, the primary target audiences are typically youth, students, teachers and school administrators, and young professionals, though proposals may also identify secondary beneficiaries such as media, civil society groups, or broader professional communities if relevant to the project theme. In general, participants and audiences should be citizens or legal residents of Serbia, and anyone planning activities involving people from other countries is expected to check the NOFO rules on eligibility and funding restrictions for non-Serbian participants.
Funding is expected to support roughly 10 to 15 awards depending on grant sizes, with individual awards ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 35,000 and total available funding of about USD 200,000. The funds come from FY22/23 Economic Support Funds authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act. Projects should begin no earlier than July 1, 2022 and no later than June 1, 2023, and the full project period (including assessment and evaluation) must be completed within 24 months or less. Awards may be issued as either a standard grant or a fixed amount award.
There are clear restrictions on what this funding can and cannot support. Ineligible proposals include those involving partisan political activity, charitable or humanitarian aid distribution, fundraising campaigns, commercial or profit-making activities (including support for current or future business ventures), or the provision of direct social services such as health care, childcare, food subsidies, or similar assistance. The Embassy also stresses that this program is not meant to underwrite an organization’s routine operating costs or ongoing “usual” activities; it is intended for specific projects with defined objectives that can be achieved within a set timeframe. As a general practice, PDS-funded activities should be free to participants; if an applicant believes charging a fee is necessary, they are expected to contact PDS during application development to discuss whether it could be permissible and how any revenue would be used to support program objectives without generating profit. For this NOFO, grant funds may be used for travel within the region or between Serbia and the United States when participation by people from neighboring countries is essential to the project.
Applicants should also plan for visibility and public outreach. Grantees are expected to publicize their activities through social media and/or traditional media and to acknowledge U.S. Embassy support, including using the Embassy logo on project materials.
Applications must be submitted in English, with budgets in U.S. dollars, pages numbered, and documents formatted to A4 or 8.5 x 11 paper. Required components include the appropriate SF-424 form (SF-424 for organizations or SF-424-I for individuals), SF-424A (budget), SF-424B (assurances) in certain cases (such as individuals or organizations with SAM.gov registration pending), a specific Grant Application Form for FY2022, and a detailed budget justification narrative using the provided Excel template. Attachments generally include one-page CVs or resumes for key personnel, letters of support from partners (if applicable) clarifying roles and responsibilities, a NICRA document if indirect costs are claimed under an approved rate, any official permission letters needed for activities, and if SAM.gov registration is not complete, a screenshot showing the registration process has started.
The submission deadline stated in the narrative is March 1, 2022, with materials submitted by email to BelgradeAlumni@state.gov, and incomplete or late submissions are treated as technically ineligible. A grants review committee will evaluate eligible proposals and may request clarifications or a revised budget, and the Embassy notes it may fund only part of a requested budget depending on funding availability. Final funding decisions were anticipated by April 15, 2022. The opportunity is listed as SRB10022FO006 under CFDA 19.900, managed by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Serbia, and the full NOFO and required forms are available on the Embassy website.Apply for SRB10022FO006
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Serbia in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PDS Belgrade Alumni Small Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 06, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2022. (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 $35,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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