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The U.S. Embassy Zambia Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement (APS) outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes upon which we focus, and the procedures for submitting proposals for funding. Please carefully read and follow the instructions below. Two-round process: In Round 1, applicants submit a concise Statement of Interest (SOI) of no more than 1,500 words that describes the project idea and its objectives. The Public Diplomacy Section will review SOIs and invite a limited group of applicants to continue in Round 2. In Round 2, applicants expand their ideas into full funding proposals for formal consideration. SOIs may be submitted for consideration through March 30, 2023. Please download the template found here and then submit your Statement of Interest to LusakaPASGrants@state.gov. Successful SOI applicants will be notified via email by May 2, 2023. Instructions on the requirements of a full application submission will be provided at that time and full proposals will be due by June 1, 2023. Purpose of Small Grants: The Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals from non-profit and non-governmental organizations for projects that support core U.S. government priorities in Zambia, including promoting democracy and good governance, building inclusive economic prosperity, strengthening health and education systems, and advancing peace and security. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Successful proposals will clearly define the anticipated results of the program, when results will be expected, and how the U.S. Embassy can measure the anticipated results. Successful grantees will proactively show progress towards results through regular reporting to the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Embassy officials will visit project activities regularly to monitor progress. This grant program generally does not favorably review proposals to hold conferences. Examples of potential small grants programs include, but are not limited to, programs that: Help Zambian young people, especially young women and others from marginalized groups, explore and discover their potential through innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, as well as entrepreneurship programs. Help young people participate in civic life through social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and community engagement. Support young people, especially those from marginalized communities, to build advocacy and communications skills to successfully advocate for their priorities with government and other decision-makers. Support government transparency and accountability. Equip emerging community leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to grow their organizations or to enhance their engagement with youth audiences. Promote the development and application of new technologies and innovative solutions to economic, environmental, and social challenges. Projects could connect U.S. technology or public policy experts with Zambian peers or foster the application of American technology and innovations to address challenges in Zambian communities. Support civil society organizations (CSOs) in developing a vibrant and prosperous democratic society through programs that strengthen NGO management, enhance the skills of early to mid-career NGO/CSO professionals, strengthen networks between NGO/CSO professionals in the United States and Zambia, or demonstrate to the public the positive role CSOs play in advancing a prosperous, healthy, and informed society. Participants and Audiences: Proposals must identify a clearly defined target audience that the project seeks to influence or impact. Well-defined audiences are countable and accessible through the project’s activities. Proposals should specify the changes in knowledge, understanding, attitudes, or behavior change in attitudes or behavior action that they seek with the project—and how they plan to measure these outcomes. The Public Diplomacy Section is particularly interested in projects based in rural areas and small cities.

THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. PEPFAR SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM Open period for receipt of applications: January 3 through March 3, 2023 Applications received after the March 3, 2023 deadline will not be held or reviewed. The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce a new round of funding for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Zambia Small Grants Program. Background: The PEPFAR Small Grants Program is highly competitive funding which supports projects in three thematic areas: HIV prevention, care for children and Adolescents and Young People (AYP), and projects that promote key and priority population education, treatment and adherence in Zambia’s HIV response. Organizations funded through the PEPFAR Small Grants Program must be providing one or more of the following services: 1. HIV prevention that includes targeted evidence-based prevention programs. Prevention programs may focus on one or more of the following categories: · HIV prevention and sexual violence · Norms and behavior change · Key and Priority Populations · Gender based violence (GBV) and post-GBV care services Evidence-based means that the program uses a specific curriculum, implementation is monitored and can be measured, and the program has been proven to yield positive results. 2. Targeted HIV Case Finding Services with the aim of identifying and newly testing, newly linking or re-linking individuals to anti-retroviral treatment (ART). These will include identification, linkage, retention in care, with a focus on reaching key and priority populations, children and Adolescents and Young People (AYP). 3. Community-based Care and Support – Service delivery specifically for people living with HIV (PLHIV), including children and Adolescents and Young People affected by and living with HIV as well as key and priority populations. This includes activities such as case management adherence clubs, psychological support services, tracking and tracing people who experience treatment interruption or are not virologically suppressed. The PEPFAR Small Grants Program will fund programmatic costs associated with these activities. These include supplies/materials, transport, equipment, training related to program implementation, and/or administration in the context of the above activities. Successful implementation of these activities may also require building the capacity of recipient organizations in areas such as monitoring and evaluation and case management. Funding Amount: Up to the Zambian Kwacha equivalent of $25,000.00 maximum may be requested. Detailed budgets must be submitted with the application. Funding amounts to successful organizations will be dependent on the results of pre-award risk assessments conducted on all selected organizations. Applicants must provide recommendations from previous funding agencies indicating successful implementation of projects. Project Duration: October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024 Application forms can be downloaded at https://grants.gov Who is Eligible to Apply? In order to apply for funding, organizations must meet the following eligibility requirement: · Be a registered civil society, community or faith-based organization in Zambia · Been in operation for at least two years · Serve HIV-affected, infected and/or high-risk populations · Not receiving any other direct funding from the U.S. Government as a prime partner or a sub-recipient Applications submitted without all required documents will not be considered. Contact: Program Manager, Civil Society Engagement PEPFAR Coordination Office Embassy of the United States of America P.O. Box 320065, Lusaka, Zambia mailto: LusakaSmallGrants@state.gov (+260) 211 357062

The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit ROUND 1 project proposals for funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Zambia. The deadline for submitting ROUND 1 proposals to the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Submissions received after this date and time will NOT be considered. AFCP was established to help countries preserve cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures. The aim is to preserve cultural sites or objects that have historical or cultural significance to the people of Zambia. Through the AFCP, the Department of State supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three areas: CULTURAL SITES: This might include (but is not limited to) historical buildings and sites, sacred places, monuments, and archaeological sites. Proposals in this category may involve, for example, restoration of an historic building, an archaeological survey as a component of a preservation plan, preservation management planning for a site, or documentation of sites in a region for preservation purposes. CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS: From a museum, cultural site, or similar institution. This includes archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, photographic and film collections, and general museum conservation activities. Proposals in this category may involve, for example, conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections. FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION: This includes traditional music, rituals, knowledge, languages, dance, drama, and crafts. Proposal in this category may involve documenting and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms as part of a tradition expression and making the information and recordings available, or support for training in preservation or traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction. The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka will select proposals through a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a concept note, which is a concise, 3-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the Concept Note process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka to evaluate prior to requiring the development of full proposal applications. Upon review of eligible SOIs, the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, in consultation with the Cultural Heritage Center of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications. How to submit a Concept Note: **Please complete the Concept Note Form . **Please provide a budget for your application. Concept Notes Forms and budgets must be submitted by email to: LusakaPASGrants@state.gov by December 28, 2022. For further information regarding the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation or for information on previously funded projects, please visit http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/afcp.html

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION U.S. Embassy Lusaka announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out projects through the Ambassador’s Special Self Help (ASSH) Small Grants Program. Purpose of Small Grants: ASSH program is a grassroots assistance program that funds grants for small development activities that generate public awareness of U.S. foreign assistance efforts which fall outside the structure of other established U.S. assistance projects. The program is intended to be flexible and allow the Ambassador to respond directly to requests from local communities for assistance with projects that have immediate impact and further Mission priorities. Equally important, the Special Self-Help program is structured to encourage communities to be self-reliant and undertake similar activities on their own in the future. The Small Grants Office receives many more proposals than it can fund. Careful preparation of the application will give your organization the best chance to qualify for funding. Acceptable project objectives include, but are not limited to, the following: •Economic diversification, including small business creation and income generation · Generate sustainable income and employment opportunities in local communities; · Advance economic diversification at the grassroots level; · Encourage use of local natural resources for income generation; · Promote a culture of entrepreneurship; · Improve basic economic or living conditions of a community; · Purchase of income generating-equipment such as weaving looms, threshing machines, oil presses, beehives etc. •Social services · Assist populations which may be disadvantaged or at-risk on a temporary or chronic basis, including people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, the elderly and female heads of household; · Construction of health clinics or workshops; · Water and sanitation related projects. •Youth and child development · Assist youth to gain knowledge and tools to live positively, set life goals and enhance their own health, safety and security; · Create opportunities for youth, including employment; · Construction of school rooms or community centers; · Purchase of school equipment, furnishings and books. •Community-based natural resource management · Expand effective community ownership and management of natural resources; · Developing sustainable community-based tourism; · Promoting the conservation of natural resources. Special note on construction projects: Ambassador’s Self-Help Program funds may be used to fund construction projects. These projects should be small in scale (under 10,000 sq ft) and provide a public benefit. The terms “Construction” and/or “Construction Activities” include: Architectural Conservation: The examination, documentation, treatment (including preservation and restoration), or preventive care and maintenance of an ancient and historic building or other built sites, supported by research and education. Modernization: The alteration, renovation, remodeling, improvement, expansion, and repair of an existing building and the provision of equipment necessary to make the building suitable for the use and purpose of a particular program. New Construction: The erection of a new building or new structure, including the demolition of an existing building or structure followed by the construction of a new building or structure on the same site. The project shall result in a completed building on the specified site. New construction also includes the digging of new wells or new latrines. Preservation: The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of an ancient or historic building or other built site. Work, including preliminary measures to protect and stabilize the site, generally focuses on the on-going maintenance and repair of historic materials and features rather than replacement and new construction. New exterior additions are not within the scope of this treatment; however, the limited and sensitive upgrading of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make a building or other built site functional and safe is appropriate. Rehabilitation: The act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those parts or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values. Restoration: The act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a building or built site as it appeared at a specified period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods in its history and replacement of missing features from the specified period. The limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and other code-related work to make properties functional and safe is appropriate. Great care should be taken when preparing budgets for construction projects as prices of materials often increase from the time when proposal is submitted until a project selected for funding is implemented so as to avoid failure due to running out of funds. Participants and Audiences: All applicants must be Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) registered on the province or national level in Zambia. We welcome proposals from Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work directly with communities. The following is not eligible for funding: · Projects relating to partisan political activity; · Purchase and set up of surveillance equipment; · Creating, continuing, or supplementing technical assistance programs; · Duplication of other U.S. Government programs; · Projects that would benefit, either personally or politically, to any employee (e.g. direct hire, contractor, part-time) of the U.S. Government, or the spouse or family member of a U.S. Government employee; · Production of agricultural commodities for export that can be expected to have a significant impact on competing U.S. exports; · Contributing to the violation of internationally recognized rights of workers; · Charitable or donation related activities; · Projects that support specific religious or military activities, as well as those relating to police, prisons, or other law enforcement. · Fund-raising campaigns; · Lobbying for specific legislation or projects; · Scientific research; · Projects intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization; · Projects that duplicate existing efforts. · Purchase of alcohol, medicine, school uniforms, school fees, bursaries, or personal expenses; · Support for educational or other facilities used to a significant degree by U.S. employees or their dependents; · Support for abortion-related facilities and services; · Purchase of used equipment – to avoid recurring maintenance and support costs. There is a general policy for financing only new equipment unless it is simple in design and spare parts are available locally, thus providing operational and maintenance advantages in less developed countries; · Purchase of luxury goods and gambling equipment; · Purchase or production of toxic or otherwise unsafe products such as pesticides or hazardous chemicals; · Assisting any individual or entity involved in illegal drug trafficking as noted in Section 487 of the Foreign Assistance Act; · Support, benefit, or other services associated with those persons or entities listed under Executive Order 13224, or determined to be subject to this order or other subsequent laws or orders, who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism; · Support for any activity barred under the Foreign Assistance Act and legislation appropriating funds for foreign assistance. · Salaries for implementing organization staff · Purchase of food and food parcels; and · Support for private businesses, private crèches, or public/government schools unless through involvement of a Parent-Teacher Association.