Opportunity Information: Apply for NDRFP14 11
Apply for NDRFP14 11
- The U.S. Mission to India in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Indo Pak Exchange program on Gender Based Violence" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 14, 2014 and posted on Aug 14, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 28, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Indo Pak Exchange Program on Gender Based Violence is a U.S. Mission to India public diplomacy grant designed to strengthen regional responses to gender based violence (GBV) by bringing emerging Indian and Pakistani leaders together for a focused learning exchange in the United States. The core idea is that India and Pakistan face many of the same GBV challenges, but through different cultural, legal, media, and political environments. By placing young influencers from both countries in the same program, the project aims to encourage cross border learning, share practical approaches that work, and build a network of advocates who can carry proven strategies back to their communities and institutions.
The program envisions selecting eight participants in total, four from India and four from Pakistan, described as GBV leaders and youth activists drawn from civil society, media, the legal sector, educational institutions, and political parties. Participants are expected to hold meaningful positions in their organizations and to have little to no previous exposure to the United States, which signals the program is intended to broaden perspectives and build new professional ties rather than repeat experiences for frequent U.S. visitors. The exchange itself is planned as a three week visit to the U.S., structured as a Track II engagement, meaning it focuses on non governmental or unofficial leaders who can still influence public debate, institutions, and policy outcomes. The grant frames these participants as “multipliers,” people who are positioned to spread what they learn through trainings, advocacy, media work, institutional reforms, and coalition building after returning home.
Substantively, the exchange centers on practical and policy level responses to GBV, with an emphasis on how U.S. systems and partnerships work across law enforcement, shelters, and non governmental organizations. Participants would be exposed to American initiatives that prevent and respond to violence against women and children, including how police departments provide both short term crisis support and longer term victim assistance, how deterrence strategies are implemented, and how coordination works between public agencies and community based service providers. The program also highlights learning around minors involved in GBV cases, suggesting attention to child protection, juvenile justice considerations, and age appropriate victim services and interventions.
A second major focus is women’s rights and political leadership in the United States, including constitutional or legal safeguards that recognize and protect women’s rights. The exchange is intended to connect GBV prevention not only to services and policing, but also to broader rule of law goals and women’s access to justice. In practice, that means participants are expected to study how advocacy organizations and different levels of government approach legal protections, accountability, survivor centered processes, and pathways to justice that are accessible and credible for victims.
The grant opportunity places special weight on advocacy and lobbying skills that can translate into policy impact back in India and Pakistan. The goal is to equip participants to engage policy makers and decision makers, push for stronger laws, and improve enforcement, drawing on U.S. examples of coalition building, messaging, and effective campaigns. It also explicitly includes learning about strategies that engage men in GBV intervention and prevention programs, reflecting a prevention oriented approach that recognizes the importance of involving men and boys alongside survivor services and legal reform.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the U.S. Mission to India, categorized under education and public diplomacy programming (CFDA 19.040). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with estimated total funding of $100,000, an expected award range between $85,000 and $120,000, and no cost sharing requirement. Eligible applicants included U.S. based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as public and private institutions of higher education. The posting and deadline dates indicate this was a time limited competition posted on August 14, 2014 and originally closing on August 28, 2014, with an archive date of September 27, 2014.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Indo Pak Exchange Program on Gender Based Violence
What is the Indo Pak Exchange Program on Gender Based Violence (GBV)?
It is a U.S. Mission to India public diplomacy grant designed to strengthen regional responses to gender based violence by bringing emerging Indian and Pakistani leaders together for a focused learning exchange in the United States.
What is the main purpose of the exchange?
The program aims to encourage cross border learning between India and Pakistan, share practical approaches to GBV that work in different settings, and build a network of advocates who can take proven strategies back to their communities and institutions.
Why bring participants from both India and Pakistan together?
The grant is based on the idea that India and Pakistan face many of the same GBV challenges, but within different cultural, legal, media, and political environments. Putting leaders from both countries in the same program is intended to help them learn from each other and compare approaches.
How many participants are expected to take part?
The program envisions selecting eight participants total: four from India and four from Pakistan.
Who are the intended participants?
Participants are described as GBV leaders and youth activists drawn from civil society, media, the legal sector, educational institutions, and political parties.
Do participants need to hold specific roles in their organizations?
Yes. Participants are expected to hold meaningful positions in their organizations, aligning with the program goal of selecting people who can influence outcomes and spread what they learn.
Is prior travel or exposure to the United States a factor?
Yes. Participants are expected to have little to no previous exposure to the United States, suggesting the exchange is intended to broaden perspectives and create new professional ties.
How long is the exchange in the United States?
The exchange is planned as a three week visit to the United States.
What does it mean that the exchange is a "Track II" engagement?
Track II indicates the exchange focuses on non governmental or unofficial leaders who can still influence public debate, institutions, and policy outcomes.
What does the grant mean by describing participants as "multipliers"?
Participants are framed as people positioned to spread what they learn after returning home through activities such as trainings, advocacy, media work, institutional reforms, and coalition building.
What topics and learning areas are emphasized during the exchange?
The exchange centers on practical and policy level responses to GBV, including how U.S. systems and partnerships work across law enforcement, shelters, and non governmental organizations, as well as broader women’s rights and political leadership themes.
What U.S. GBV response systems are participants expected to learn about?
Participants would be exposed to American initiatives that prevent and respond to violence against women and children, including how police departments provide short term crisis support and longer term victim assistance, how deterrence strategies are implemented, and how coordination works between public agencies and community based service providers.
Does the program address minors involved in GBV cases?
Yes. The grant highlights learning around minors involved in GBV cases, suggesting attention to child protection, juvenile justice considerations, and age appropriate victim services and interventions.
Does the exchange include content on women’s rights and political leadership?
Yes. A major focus is women’s rights and political leadership in the United States, including constitutional or legal safeguards that recognize and protect women’s rights.
How does the program link GBV prevention to rule of law and justice?
The exchange is intended to connect GBV prevention and response to rule of law goals and women’s access to justice, including how advocacy organizations and different levels of government approach legal protections, accountability, survivor centered processes, and pathways to justice that are accessible and credible for victims.
Are advocacy and lobbying skills part of the program?
Yes. The grant places special weight on advocacy and lobbying skills intended to translate into policy impact in India and Pakistan, including learning from U.S. examples of coalition building, messaging, and effective campaigns.
Does the program include strategies for engaging men in GBV prevention?
Yes. It explicitly includes learning about strategies that engage men in GBV intervention and prevention programs.
What type of funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the U.S. Mission to India.
How is the opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under education and public diplomacy programming with CFDA 19.040.
How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total program funding is $100,000.
What is the expected award range?
The expected award range is between $85,000 and $120,000.
Is cost sharing required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing requirement.
Who is eligible to apply for the grant?
Eligible applicants included U.S. based nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as public and private institutions of higher education.
Are U.S. nonprofit applicants required to have a specific tax status?
Yes. U.S. based nonprofit applicants are identified as having 501(c)(3) status.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Public and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants, while the nonprofit category excludes institutions of higher education.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on August 14, 2014 and originally closed on August 28, 2014.
What does the archive date indicate?
The archive date is listed as September 27, 2014, indicating the competition was time limited and later archived.
Which U.S. government entity is associated with this award?
The award is under the U.S. Mission to India.
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