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(CNSNews.com) – On Monday, the State Department announced a $1.5 million grant opportunity for “job creations for at-risk neighborhoods” – in Belize.
The grant, under the jurisdiction of the State Department’s Mission to Belize, is available to “U.S. or overseas-based non-governmental and non-profit organizations (NGOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Educational Institutions,” according to the announcement.
The State Department announced a $500,000 grant opportunity for this same purpose in 2013, but the agency did not respond to inquiries from CNSNews.com about the grants, so it is unclear if this year’s offering is a newly funded grant or a continuation of last year’s announcement.
The grant description for the 2014 $1.5 million grant is brief and does not provide much information about the kind of programs that will be funded.
Beginning with a one-word sentence “Variable,” the description states:
“The U.S. Embassy in Belize anticipates that most awards would be between 12-24 months. All award money must [be] spent by the end of the grant period. U.S. Embassy Belize expects to fund 5 to 7 proposals for a total program value not to exceed $1,500,000 in U.S. Government funding, contingent upon the availability of funds.
“Although U.S. Embassy Belmopan is unlikely to fund proposals for less than $100,000 or for more than $500,000 in U.S. Government funding (total funding for projects can and should exceed the U.S. Government funding through cost-sharing), the Embassy may make exceptions for especially compelling proposals.”
The grant, under the jurisdiction of the State Department’s Mission to Belize, is available to “U.S. or overseas-based non-governmental and non-profit organizations (NGOs), Public International Organizations (PIOs) and Educational Institutions,” according to the announcement.
The State Department announced a $500,000 grant opportunity for this same purpose in 2013, but the agency did not respond to inquiries from CNSNews.com about the grants, so it is unclear if this year’s offering is a newly funded grant or a continuation of last year’s announcement.
The grant description for the 2014 $1.5 million grant is brief and does not provide much information about the kind of programs that will be funded.
Beginning with a one-word sentence “Variable,” the description states:
“The U.S. Embassy in Belize anticipates that most awards would be between 12-24 months. All award money must [be] spent by the end of the grant period. U.S. Embassy Belize expects to fund 5 to 7 proposals for a total program value not to exceed $1,500,000 in U.S. Government funding, contingent upon the availability of funds.
“Although U.S. Embassy Belmopan is unlikely to fund proposals for less than $100,000 or for more than $500,000 in U.S. Government funding (total funding for projects can and should exceed the U.S. Government funding through cost-sharing), the Embassy may make exceptions for especially compelling proposals.”
