Opportunity Information: Apply for SCAPPD 13 AW 151 SCA 06012013
Apply for SCAPPD 13 AW 151 SCA 06012013
- The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Track II Activities for India and Pakistan" 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 11, 2013 and posted on May 31, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 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 $1,050,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Not for profit organizations
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Opportunity Summary:
The Track II Activities for India and Pakistan grant opportunity was a U.S. Department of State solicitation from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) to fund public diplomacy, people-to-people programming that connects non-official communities in India and Pakistan. The core purpose was to expand sustained relationships between everyday stakeholders such as academic scholars, artists, and social activists, using Track II style engagement to strengthen peaceful regional ties and reduce mistrust. A second, related objective was to deepen mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of India and Pakistan by supporting programs that encourage dialogue, collaboration, and practical cooperation rather than government-to-government negotiations.
Funding was offered through discretionary grants, with proposals requested up to 350,000 dollars per project. The estimated total funding available was 1,050,000 dollars, with an expected three awards, implying multiple grantees could run parallel initiatives under the same overall goal. The solicitation emphasized three thematic lanes for proposed projects: cross-border trade and economic cooperation (activities that build practical ties and shared economic interests across the India-Pakistan divide), combating gender-based violence (programs that connect advocates and practitioners to address prevention, response, and public awareness), and the arts (cultural collaboration that can humanize the "other side" and create durable interpersonal networks). Taken together, these themes signal a preference for initiatives that combine relationship-building with concrete joint work, creating opportunities for participants to collaborate on shared problems and shared creative output.
The opportunity fell under CFDA 19.040 (Public Diplomacy Programs) and did not require cost sharing or matching funds, which can make participation more feasible for organizations that do not have large unrestricted budgets. Eligible applicants were not-for-profit organizations, including nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (with the stated exception focused on institutions of higher education, which were not the target category in this listing). In practical terms, the competition was geared toward civil society implementers capable of designing and delivering cross-border exchanges, workshops, joint productions, professional networks, or other collaborative formats that bring Indians and Pakistanis together in a non-governmental setting and help maintain engagement beyond a single event.
Administratively, this was an open-source request for proposals posted May 31, 2013, with a closing date of July 15, 2013, and an archive date of August 14, 2013. The funding opportunity number was SCAPPD 13 AW 151 SCA 06012013. The agency point of contact listed for access issues with the full announcement was Ellen Delage, Program Specialist in SCA's Office of Press and Public Diplomacy Inquiries.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Track II Activities for India and Pakistan (U.S. Department of State, SCA)
1) What is the Track II Activities for India and Pakistan grant opportunity?
It was a U.S. Department of State funding solicitation from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) to support public diplomacy, people-to-people programming that connects non-official communities in India and Pakistan through Track II style engagement.
2) What was the main purpose of this opportunity?
The core purpose was to expand sustained relationships between everyday stakeholders in India and Pakistan (for example, academic scholars, artists, and social activists) in order to strengthen peaceful regional ties and reduce mistrust.
3) Was this intended to support government-to-government negotiations?
No. The focus was on non-governmental engagement and practical cooperation among non-official communities, rather than formal government-to-government negotiations.
4) What secondary objective did the program include beyond India-Pakistan ties?
A related objective was to deepen mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of India and Pakistan by supporting programs that encourage dialogue, collaboration, and practical cooperation.
5) What type of funding mechanism was used?
Funding was offered through discretionary grants under a U.S. Department of State solicitation.
6) How much funding could an applicant request per project?
Proposals were requested up to 350,000 dollars per project.
7) What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding available was 1,050,000 dollars.
8) How many awards were expected?
The solicitation anticipated three awards.
9) Does the expected number of awards suggest multiple projects could be funded at once?
Yes. With an estimated three awards and a total of 1,050,000 dollars, the structure implied that multiple grantees could run parallel initiatives aligned to the overall goal.
10) What were the thematic priorities (or lanes) for proposed projects?
The solicitation emphasized three thematic lanes: (1) cross-border trade and economic cooperation, (2) combating gender-based violence, and (3) the arts.
11) What kinds of projects fit under cross-border trade and economic cooperation?
Activities that build practical ties and shared economic interests across the India-Pakistan divide, with an emphasis on relationship-building through concrete joint work.
12) What kinds of projects fit under combating gender-based violence?
Programs that connect advocates and practitioners to address prevention, response, and public awareness related to gender-based violence.
13) What kinds of projects fit under the arts theme?
Cultural collaboration efforts intended to humanize the "other side" and create durable interpersonal networks, potentially through joint creative output and ongoing connections.
14) What kinds of activities did the solicitation appear to encourage overall?
Projects designed to bring Indians and Pakistanis together in a non-governmental setting and sustain engagement beyond a single event, such as cross-border exchanges, workshops, joint productions, professional networks, or other collaborative formats.
15) What program area or federal listing did this opportunity fall under?
It fell under CFDA 19.040, Public Diplomacy Programs.
16) Was cost sharing or matching funding required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
17) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were not-for-profit organizations, including nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, with the stated exception focused on institutions of higher education (which were not the target category in this listing).
18) Were institutions of higher education the target applicants for this listing?
No. The eligibility description noted an exception focused on institutions of higher education and indicated they were not the target category in this listing.
19) What kind of implementers did the competition seem designed for?
It was geared toward civil society implementers capable of designing and delivering Track II style, cross-border people-to-people programming that supports collaboration and sustained relationships among non-official participants.
20) When was the request for proposals (RFP) posted?
The open-source request for proposals was posted on May 31, 2013.
21) What was the application closing date?
The closing date was July 15, 2013.
22) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was August 14, 2013.
23) What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was SCAPPD 13 AW 151 SCA 06012013.
24) Who was the listed point of contact, and what were they responsible for?
The point of contact listed for access issues with the full announcement was Ellen Delage, Program Specialist in SCA's Office of Press and Public Diplomacy Inquiries.
25) What was the intended approach to building peace and reducing mistrust?
The solicitation emphasized Track II engagement and public diplomacy methods that connect non-official communities, encourage dialogue and collaboration, and support practical cooperation and joint output to create sustained cross-border relationships.
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