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The U.S. Embassy in Chisinau invites non-governmental organizations to apply for a cooperative agreement to acquire, equip and operate a bus that will be the base for American cultural and other programs and activities across Moldova.  The full-sized coach will be renovated so that it can be used for a wide range of arts, cultural, educational and other activities and programs to take place both inside and outside the bus.

The bus will give the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau a vehicle to reach communities outside of the capital through cultural programs such as film showings, art exhibits, performances, workshops and classes, speaker programs, information fairs and more.  The organization signing the cooperative agreement would work with the U.S. Embassy and with local and national partners to provide programming and appropriate audiences.  Most events would be in smaller towns and villages rather than in Moldova’s larger cities.

(For general background information about a similar program in a nearby country, please see:  (English) https://izolyatsia.org/en/project/community-culture-bus or (Russian) https://izolyatsia.org/ru/project/community-culture-bus.)

The U.S. Embassy will consider awarding a grant up to $150,000.  Any requests outside of these limits will not be considered. Please read section C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION about requirements and criteria.

Total budget for the competition: $150,000

Assistance Instruments:  Cooperative Agreement

Maximum period of performance: 24 months

Although the organization signing the cooperative agreement will own, manage and staff the bus, the Embassy will have substantial involvement in the programming for and the use and scheduling of the bus, including approval of the renovation, design and branding of the bus itself; involvement and/or approval of all programming, scheduling and destinations for the bus; and the right to use the bus for Embassy programming and events. 

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Eligibility is limited to not-for-profit organizations (Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO’s), Civil Society Organizations officially registered in Moldova.

A complete application must contain the following mandatory elements:

• • Application Format in MS Word format (available for download)
  • Detailed Budget inMS Excel format (available for download)
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Plan(Free form)
  • Full Text Notice of Funding Opportunity (available for download)

If you have any questions about the grant application process, please contact:

Angela Buruiana

Media & Grants Assistant

+373 22 85 17 09

BuruianaA@state.gov 

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324457