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The TIP Office announces an open competition for projects to combat child trafficking in Cote d'Ivoire under a new Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership (hereinafter the CPC Partnership).

The TIP Office announces an open competition for projects to combat child trafficking in Cote d'Ivoire under a new Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership (hereinafter the CPC Partnership).

The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is designed to support initiatives that contribute to open and competitive political systems and to the protection of human rights. For this NOFO, the Embassy is seeking project proposals that support tolerance, diversity and inclusion within Montenegrin society. Project proposals should contribute to one of the priority areas stated below: Protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance, especially among youth Ethnic minority, LGBTQi, and gender equality Women’s empowerment in the political and economic sphere Projects may include various elements, including, for example, strategic policy engagements, advocacy, communication campaigns targeting key audiences, workshops, hackathons, cultural programming, hands-on activities requiring follow-on actions from project participants, and community initiatives. We encourage quality proposals which target audiences from outside the capital, especially in economically disadvantaged areas of the country, which have had notable brain drain over the years. All application materials must be submitted by email to PodgoricaGrants@state.gov by close of business, 17:00 on May 8, 2023. Please send all supporting documents via email attachments or in a zipped folder (RAR files/zipped folders won’t be accepted). Do not send application materials via WeTransfer links or Dropbox. For detailed information about this funding opportunity, please access a complete text of this Notice of Funding Opportunity via link below. Required forms and guidelines available on the same link and as attachments to this announcement.

Awarded institutions will:a)Provide opportunities for students and faculty to engage in research projects addressingHomeland Security (HS) research areas.b)Consistently engage with DHS S&T and the DHS Centers of Excellence (COEs) toensure that the program is effectively building the next generation workforce that willsupport the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).c)Develop innovative programs to experiential learning activities with government,academia, and the private sector for students studying science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) and faculty.d)Engage with community colleges to identify the academic strengths of their local MS communities and promote pathways toward STEM degree completion and transition from 2-year to 4-year institutions.

Summary This announcement is designed to accompany PRM’s General NGO Guidelines, which contain additional information on PRM’s priorities and NGO funding strategy with which selected organizations must comply. Please use both the General NGO Guidelines and this announcement to ensure that your submission is in full compliance with PRM requirements and that the proposed activities are in line with PRM’s priorities. Submissions that do not reflect the requirements outlined in these guidelines will not be considered. Geographic Regions / Populations Proposed activities must primarily support refugees in Egypt. Because of PRM's mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will only consider funding proposals that include a target program participant base of at least 50 percent refugees. Proposals must provide a target participant breakdown by proportion of Syrian refugee, non-Syrian refugee, and host community populations. Priority will be given to programs that target the most vulnerable populations. Program areaProposals must align with one or more of the following program areas. Humanitarian Protection and Assistance Interim and Durable Solutions

FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand, Bangladesh, and India

New NASA Research Announcement NNJ21ZSA001N-OMNIBUS NASA Human Research Program Omnibus Opportunity NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has released solicited research response area NRA NNJ23ZSA001N-OMNIBUS “NASA Human Research Program Omnibus Opportunity” that solicits applied research in support of HRP goals and objectives. This response area is Appendix A of the Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NRA (NNJ23ZSA001N). NASA is soliciting investigations lasting no more than one year that provide innovative approaches to any of the risks and gaps contained in the Integrated Research Plan (https://humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov) of the Human Research Program. NASA is also soliciting novel research ideas that might not be directly aligned with HRP’s identified risks from new investigators or early career investigators who have not received funding from NASA HRP, NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or the Translational Research Institute for Space Health in the last ten years. Early career investigators must additionally be no more than ten years from their terminal research degree or clinical training. Proposals will be reviewed using a dual-anonymous peer review (DAPR) process in which the identity of reviewers will not be shared with proposers and the identity of proposers will not be shared with reviewers until after the technical merit has been evaluated for all anonymized proposals. See the solicitation for details on preparing proposals. Appendix A of the HERO NRA and associated documentation can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO23-OMNIBUS. The HERO NRA including all open appendices is available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO23OVERVIEW. A virtual Pre-Proposers Conference is scheduled for December 13, 2022, at 10:30 AM ET, and more details are posted alongside this solicitation on NSPIRES. Appendix A Step-1 proposals are due January 6, 2023. Invited Appendix A Step-2 proposals are due April 4, 2023. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to the NRA. Principal Investigators may collaborate with universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, and state and local government laboratories. In all such arrangements, the applying entity is expected to be responsible for administering the project according to the management approach presented in the proposal. NASA’s policy is to conduct research with non-U.S. organizations on a cooperative, no exchange-of-funds basis.

NASA Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) Released A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA), entitled, “Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO)” (NNJ21ZSA001N), has been released. This NRA will solicit applied research in support of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). This NRA is available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO23OVERVIEW. The research will fall into one or more categories corresponding to HRP’s five Elements: Space Radiation, Human Health Countermeasures, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Factors and Behavioral Performance, and Research Operations and Integration. This NRA covers all aspects of research to provide human health and performance countermeasures, knowledge, technologies, and tools to enable safe, reliable, and productive human space exploration. Awards generally range from under $150K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of scientific hardware) and will be made as grants. The funds available for awards in each research opportunity offered in this NRA range from less than one million to several million dollars. This range allows selection from a few to as many as a dozen proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals of merit. The period of performance for an award can range from one to five years. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to this NRA. Any changes or modifications to any of these guidelines will be specified in the descriptions of the relevant research opportunities in the solicited research response area appendices of this solicitation. Details of the topics will be given in the solicited research response area appendices of the NRA. Unless otherwise specified, appendices will use a two-step solicitation process requiring that a compliant and relevant Step-1 proposal be submitted in order to be considered to be invited to submit a Step-2 proposal. Proposals will, unless otherwise specified, be reviewed using a dual-anonymous peer review (DAPR) process in which the identity of reviewers will not be shared with proposers and the identity of proposers will not be shared with reviewers until after the technical merit has been evaluated for all anonymized proposals. Proposal due dates will be staggered throughout the HERO open period of November 30, 2022 to November 29, 2023. The first proposal due date (for Step-1 proposals submitted in response to Appendix A) is January 6, 2023. The electronic submission of each is required by the due date for proposal submission. Proposal due dates are given in the NRA and the solicited research response area appendices, which will be posted at https://nspires.nasaprs.com. Interested proposers should monitor https://nspires.nasaprs.com or register and subscribe to the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) electronic notifications system through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) account subscription services. New program elements or amendments to this NRA through November 2023 will be posted in NSPIRES, after which time release of a subsequent HERO NRA is planned. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to the NRA. Principal Investigators may collaborate with universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, and state and local government laboratories. In all such arrangements, the applying entity is expected to be responsible for administering the project according to the management approach presented in the proposal. NASA’s policy is to conduct research with non-U.S. organizations on a cooperative, no exchange-of-funds basis.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (hereinafter, "PIRO") is soliciting competitive applications for the FY2023 International Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program. This program supports conservation, protection, or management actions supporting recovery of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed sea turtle species occurring within the Pacific Islands Region (PIR) or of aggregations (or species) with international linkages to the PIR. Such internationally-shared species may migrate through, forage within, or be impacted by PIR federally managed activities and are relevant to NOAA/NMFS management and recovery obligations. For the FY2023 funding competition, we are soliciting internationally-based projects to 1) monitor, protect and conserve western Pacific leatherback sea turtles occurring in Indonesia and Solomon Islands, and 2) sea turtle management and conservation projects within Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Philippines, or Indonesia) and Japan with focus on fishery bycatch, nesting beach monitoring, poaching reduction, and/or the illegal sea turtle wildlife trade.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Local Grants Program (LGP). This is an Annual Program Statement (APS), outlining our funding priorities and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Purpose of Local Grants: This program supports the development of Mongolian civil society by competitively awarding small grants to local non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, to nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and to independent local media organizations. The U.S. Embassy is soliciting proposals for grants from Mongolian civil society and independent media organizations that focus on one of the priority areas/themes specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals and priority program areas when developing their proposals. Overall Program Goals: Increase the capacity of civil society organizations in Mongolia to respond to the country’s social needs and increase citizen participation in governance through effective implementation of reforms and laws on civil society, government transparency and citizen oversight. 2023 Priority Program Areas: 1. Support Participatory Democratic Institutions Non-partisan support for active civic participation in electoral processes and to bolster inclusive democratic institutions, particularly involving women, youth, and underrepresented communities. 2. Trade & Economic Ties Improve the investment climate and expand free, fair, and reciprocal bilateral trade and investment to facilitate strong, sustainable, inclusive economic growth for our mutual and regional benefit through programs that promote increased transparency, reduced corruption, and adherence to international-standard regulatory, environmental, and business best practices. 3. Media Support a free, fair, professional, and accurate media sector in Mongolia as well as public media literacy to ensure balanced coverage during election campaigns and strengthen democracy, good governance, sustainable economic development, public and private sector accountability, human rights, transparency, and fact-checking. 4. Good Governance, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law Civil Society Support good governance, human rights, rule of law, the commitment to democracy, and a deeper understanding of U.S. values and policies through programs that expand bilateral people-to-people ties among decision makers, think tanks, educators, and civil society leaders. 5. Conservation of Natural Resources and Improving Air and Water Quality Air and water quality issues can affect public health, deter investment, and constrain economic growth. Good stewardship of natural resources and national parks can lead to sustainable economic diversification. Promote research, public awareness, technical assistance, stakeholder cooperation, and innovative sustainable solutions to air and water quality and natural resource management. Participants and Audiences: Proposals should include intended specific target audiences and why these specific audiences are key to meeting the project objectives. Authorizing legislation, type and year of funding: Funding authority is derived from the Fulbright-Hays Act or the Smith Mundt Act. The source of financial support is FY2023 U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar Public Diplomacy Funding.