Opportunity Information: Apply for ND NOFO 20 114
The Tibet Community Grants for Tibetan Scholarship Program Alumni opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ND NOFO 20 114) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State award run by U.S. Mission to India to launch a pilot fund called the Tibet Community Grants Fund (TCGF). The main purpose is to create a new, practical way to engage Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP) alumni in India by giving them small, fast-moving sub-awards to design and carry out local social impact projects that align with Mission priorities and the broader development goals of the Tibetan Community-in-Exile.
The program is structured around micro- and small-scale grants that go directly to TSP alumni through sub-awards managed under a larger cooperative agreement. Individual TSP alumni can request up to USD 2,000 per project, while teams of two to six TSP alumni can apply for up to USD 8,000. A key feature is that the alumni themselves are expected to do the full project cycle: they conceptualize the idea, initiate the work, and implement the activities on the ground, rather than simply supporting someone else s plan.
TCGF is intended to support a wide range of community-focused topics, with preferred fields that include entrepreneurship, education, environment, health, media, youth empowerment, and women s empowerment, while still leaving room for other relevant community needs. The announcement also highlights COVID-19 related hardships as an important context for proposals. Projects do not have to be strictly about pandemic response, but applicants are encouraged to think realistically about how COVID-19 affected the Tibetan Community-in-Exile and to propose creative, targeted ways that small grants could help people or groups who were hit hardest.
The approach emphasizes a streamlined application process and quick funding decisions, aiming to lower barriers for alumni to take action and to increase the overall number of alumni-led community projects across settlements and communities in India. Beyond the direct community benefits, the program is also framed as a leadership and engagement tool: it is meant to help TSP alumni strengthen leadership skills, contribute tangibly to their communities, support Mission goals, and deepen their ongoing connection with U.S. Mission to India.
From an administrative standpoint, the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected prime recipient would work in close coordination with U.S. Mission to India rather than operating fully independently. The selected grantee is also expected to coordinate directly with the Tibetan Scholarship Program Alumni Association, which serves as a networking and support platform for alumni spanning roughly the last 25 years and provides guidance to new TSP candidates (referenced at http://www.tspalumni.org/). Eligible applicants for the prime award include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions).
In terms of funding scale, the announcement lists an award ceiling of USD 50,000 and anticipates making one award. The opportunity was created May 18, 2020, with an original closing date of June 22, 2020, and it is categorized under the education activity area with CFDA number 19.040.Apply for ND NOFO 20 114
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tibet Community Grants for Tibetan Scholarship Program Alumni" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2020. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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