Opportunity Information: Apply for NDRFP13 05
Apply for NDRFP13 05
- The U.S. Mission to India in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Skills Building Theater Workshop Series to Promote Moderation and Good Citizenship" 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 Jul 1, 2013 and posted on Jul 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $125,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Skills Building Theater Workshop Series to Promote Moderation and Good Citizenship" is a U.S. Mission to India public diplomacy and education-focused program that funds the creation of a theater-based skills-building workshop series aimed at strengthening civic engagement, empowerment, and community connection in underserved Indian communities. The core idea is to use theater and performance techniques as practical tools to help participants build confidence, communication ability, teamwork, and a stronger sense of belonging, while also encouraging values tied to moderation, inclusion, and constructive citizenship. Rather than focusing on large public productions, the program emphasizes smaller performances created during the workshops. These outputs are meant to be recorded and prepared for wider distribution, turning the workshop process into content that can travel beyond the immediate participants.
A major priority is reaching underserved audiences in second-tier Indian cities, with youth as a central focus. The opportunity describes participants as potentially coming from a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds, including street-connected youth as well as students in more established local institutions. While Lucknow is mentioned as an example, the specific target audiences and locations are to be identified by U.S. Mission India in coordination with cultural programming staff at the U.S. Embassy and the four U.S. Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Importantly, the program is not required to operate across all consular districts; instead, the Mission plans to work with the selected program partner, local theater partners, and other relevant institutions to decide which locations are most strategic for the project.
A defining feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on building linkages across groups that do not usually interact and creating bridges between communities, institutions, and sectors. The workshop design is expected to help connect participants and local communities to academics, business leaders, and government officials when useful, and to create interaction across social lines that are often separated. The description also calls for linkages between organizations in India and the United States, positioning the project as not only local capacity building but also a form of international exchange and relationship-building aligned with shared U.S.-India interests.
The dissemination plan is also central to the program. Applicants are expected to use a mix of traditional media and social media, specifically calling out Facebook and Twitter as amplifiers, along with digital broadcasting tools such as DVC, livestreaming, and Google-based platforms to share events and recorded content. In practice, this means the workshops are intended to have both an in-person community impact and a broader public-facing component, using recorded performances and online discussions to extend the conversation to wider audiences, including people who follow U.S. Mission platforms or engage through online channels.
In terms of purpose and framing, the program is explicitly tied to the idea that as India grows economically, broader social and political inclusion of historically marginalized groups supports shared democratic and societal goals. The workshops are presented as one tool among many for engaging India s large youth population, described in the notice as 422 million people under the age of eighteen, by providing positive, participatory spaces where young people can practice expression, collaboration, and civic-minded thinking.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NDRFP13 05) under CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs. The U.S. Mission to India anticipated making one award, with estimated total funding of 125,000 dollars. The award range listed is a floor of 50,000 dollars and a ceiling of 150,000 dollars, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, excluding institutions of higher education. The opportunity was posted July 1, 2013, with an original and final closing date of July 31, 2013, and it was archived August 30, 2013. For access issues, the notice directs applicants to contact the New Delhi Grants Team at the U.S. Embassy New Delhi.
FAQs: Skills Building Theater Workshop Series to Promote Moderation and Good Citizenship
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Skills Building Theater Workshop Series to Promote Moderation and Good Citizenship."
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program funds the creation of a theater-based, skills-building workshop series designed to strengthen civic engagement, empowerment, and community connection in underserved Indian communities. It uses theater and performance techniques as practical tools to help participants build confidence, communication, teamwork, and a stronger sense of belonging, while encouraging moderation, inclusion, and constructive citizenship.
Who is offering this grant?
The grant is offered under U.S. Mission to India public diplomacy and education-focused programming (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NDRFP13 05.
How much funding is available?
The notice lists estimated total funding of $125,000.
What is the award amount range?
The award floor is $50,000 and the award ceiling is $150,000.
How many awards does the U.S. Mission to India expect to make?
The U.S. Mission to India anticipated making one award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What type of grant is this?
This is described as a discretionary grant opportunity.
What kinds of activities does the program support?
The opportunity supports a theater-based workshop series that builds practical skills (such as communication and teamwork) and civic-minded values (such as inclusion and constructive citizenship). Rather than focusing on large public productions, it emphasizes smaller performances created during the workshops.
Is the program focused on staging large public theater productions?
No. The emphasis is on smaller performances created during the workshops, not on large public productions.
Are the workshop performances meant to be recorded?
Yes. The smaller performances created during workshops are intended to be recorded and prepared for wider distribution so the workshop process becomes content that can reach beyond the immediate participants.
Who is the intended audience for the workshops?
A major priority is reaching underserved audiences in second-tier Indian cities, with youth as a central focus. The notice describes participants as potentially coming from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, including street-connected youth and students in established local institutions.
Which cities or locations in India will be targeted?
Specific target audiences and locations are to be identified by U.S. Mission India in coordination with cultural programming staff at the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Lucknow is mentioned as an example, but final locations are to be decided in coordination with the Mission and partners.
Does the project need to operate in every U.S. consular district in India?
No. The opportunity states the program is not required to operate across all consular districts. The Mission plans to work with the selected program partner and local theater and other institutions to decide which locations are most strategic.
What is meant by "building linkages" across groups?
A defining feature is creating bridges between groups that do not usually interact. The workshop design is expected to foster connections across communities, institutions, and sectors, and to encourage interaction across social lines that are often separated.
Are partnerships with academics, business leaders, or government officials expected?
The description indicates the workshop design is expected to help connect participants and communities to academics, business leaders, and government officials when useful.
Is there an international exchange or U.S.-India linkage component?
Yes. The notice calls for linkages between organizations in India and the United States, framing the project as both local capacity building and relationship-building aligned with shared U.S.-India interests.
What dissemination and outreach methods are expected?
The dissemination plan is central to the program. Applicants are expected to use a mix of traditional media and social media. The notice specifically calls out Facebook and Twitter as amplifiers, as well as digital broadcasting tools such as DVC, livestreaming, and Google-based platforms to share events and recorded content.
Is the program intended to have both in-person and online impact?
Yes. The workshops are designed to have an in-person community impact and a broader public-facing component through recorded performances and online discussions.
How does the opportunity frame its civic and social goals?
The program is framed around the idea that as India grows economically, broader social and political inclusion of historically marginalized groups supports shared democratic and societal goals. The workshops are presented as one tool to engage India s large youth population by creating participatory spaces for expression, collaboration, and civic-minded thinking.
Does the notice mention the size of India s youth population?
Yes. The notice describes India s youth population as 422 million people under the age of eighteen.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Institutions of higher education are excluded.
Are universities or colleges eligible to apply?
No. The eligibility description excludes institutions of higher education.
What is the CFDA number and program area?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.040, Public Diplomacy Programs.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted July 1, 2013. The original and final closing date was July 31, 2013.
What does it mean that the opportunity is archived?
The notice indicates it was archived on August 30, 2013.
Who should applicants contact if they have access issues related to the opportunity?
For access issues, the notice directs applicants to contact the New Delhi Grants Team at the U.S. Embassy New Delhi.
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