Opportunity Information: Apply for 003 FY2022
The INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is designed to fund local initiatives that directly advance peacebuilding and reconciliation by bringing together people from different ethnic and community backgrounds. The central emphasis is on strengthening interethnic and intercommunity exchange, creating practical collaboration across lines of division, and building durable relationships at the community level. Projects are expected to show a clear plan for improving understanding, appreciation, and cooperation among Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnically and geographically diverse populations, with activities that create real interaction rather than symbolic participation.
A defining requirement of the program is meaningful youth engagement. Proposals should involve young people in at least one of two target age groups: ages 10 to 17 or ages 18 to 25. This youth focus signals that the program is looking for initiatives that help shape attitudes and relationships early, support positive peer-to-peer contact, and build a pipeline of young leaders who can sustain reconciliation efforts in their schools, neighborhoods, and municipalities. The Embassy indicates it is open to innovative ideas, which suggests applicants can propose a wide range of formats as long as the core outcomes remain centered on reconciliation, interethnic cooperation, and community relationship building.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number 003 FY2022, with a CFDA number of 19.900. Awards are provided as grants, with an award ceiling of $25,000 per project and an anticipated total of about 10 awards. The opportunity was created on December 16, 2021, and the original application deadline was February 11, 2022. Eligibility is broadly described as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically means a range of non-federal entities may be considered depending on the specific eligibility rules in the official notice.
Overall, the program is structured as a small-grants mechanism to support practical, youth-centered reconciliation work across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Competitive proposals would be expected to demonstrate a strong rationale for how their activities will connect young people across ethnic or community lines, encourage sustained interaction and cooperation, and produce measurable improvements in mutual understanding and community cohesion.Apply for 003 FY2022
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 16, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 11, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM (Funding Opportunity Number 003 FY2022) - FAQs
1) What is the INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The program funds local initiatives that directly advance peacebuilding and reconciliation by bringing together people from different ethnic and community backgrounds.
2) What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The central goal is to strengthen interethnic and intercommunity exchange, promote practical collaboration across lines of division, and build durable relationships at the community level within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3) What types of activities does the program prioritize?
The program prioritizes activities that create real interaction and cooperation among participants from different ethnic and community backgrounds. Projects should focus on improving understanding, appreciation, and cooperation, and should emphasize practical collaboration rather than symbolic participation.
4) Does the program require projects to bring together different ethnic or community groups?
Yes. The opportunity is specifically designed to support reconciliation by bringing together people from different ethnic and community backgrounds and encouraging cooperation across divisions.
5) What does "real interaction rather than symbolic participation" mean in this program context?
Based on the opportunity description, projects should be designed so participants meaningfully engage with one another (through exchange, joint work, or sustained cooperation) rather than participating in activities that only represent diversity on paper without genuine contact and relationship-building.
6) Is youth engagement required?
Yes. A defining requirement is meaningful youth engagement. Proposals should involve young people in at least one of the program's two target age groups.
7) Which youth age groups are eligible to be involved?
The program specifies two target age groups for youth involvement: ages 10 to 17 and ages 18 to 25.
8) Do proposals have to include both youth age groups?
The description states that proposals should involve young people in at least one of the two target age groups (10 to 17 or 18 to 25). It does not state that both groups are required.
9) Why is the program focused on youth?
The youth focus reflects an intent to help shape attitudes and relationships early, support positive peer-to-peer contact, and build a pipeline of young leaders who can sustain reconciliation efforts in schools, neighborhoods, and municipalities.
10) Where are projects expected to take place?
The program is offered through the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and is framed around reconciliation work across Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnically and geographically diverse populations. The opportunity description indicates activities should be relevant at the community level within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
11) What makes a proposal competitive under this program?
Competitive proposals are expected to show a strong rationale for how planned activities will connect young people across ethnic or community lines, encourage sustained interaction and cooperation, and produce measurable improvements in mutual understanding and community cohesion.
12) Are innovative approaches allowed?
Yes. The Embassy indicates it is open to innovative ideas, as long as the core outcomes remain centered on reconciliation, interethnic cooperation, and community relationship building.
13) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) per project?
The award ceiling is $25,000 per project.
14) How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity anticipates about 10 awards.
15) What type of funding instrument is used?
Awards are provided as grants.
16) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 003 FY2022.
17) What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 19.900.
18) When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 16, 2021.
19) What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was February 11, 2022.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broadly described as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. This typically indicates that a range of non-federal entities may be considered, depending on the specific eligibility rules in the official notice.
21) Does this program fund small local projects?
Yes. The program is structured as a small-grants mechanism intended to support practical, youth-centered reconciliation work at the community level.
22) What kinds of outcomes should a project plan aim to achieve?
Projects are expected to improve understanding, appreciation, and cooperation among Bosnia and Herzegovina's diverse populations, strengthen interethnic and intercommunity exchange, and build durable relationships through sustained interaction and collaboration.
23) Is the focus only on dialogue, or does the program emphasize collaboration?
The description places strong emphasis on practical collaboration across lines of division and relationship-building at the community level, not only on dialogue or symbolic exchange.
24) What should projects demonstrate about participant engagement?
Projects should demonstrate that participants from different ethnic and community backgrounds will genuinely engage with each other in ways that build understanding and cooperation, and that the engagement is meaningful and not merely symbolic.
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