QUETTA: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announces new funding opportunities from the Ambassador’s Fund Grant Program.
During the current five-year cycle, running from 2017-2022, this programme will award approximately 200 grants including grants in Balochistan in support of high impact efforts by Pakistani organizations working to improve the economic and social conditions of the people of Pakistan. The Ambassador’s Fund Grant Program supports initiatives focused on priority areas identified by the United States Ambassador to Pakistan. This nationwide programme helps the people of Pakistan including the people of Balochistan to address local problems by implementing unique solutions that will have an immediate and long-lasting impact.
During the current programme grant cycle, USAID will support initiatives focused on promoting culture & the arts, improving disaster preparedness, developing small-scale energy solutions, encouraging social entrepreneurship, and empowering vulnerable populations. Private sector organizations, non-governmental organizations, and non-government academic research and training institutions including those led by women are eligible to apply. The program is managed by the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA).