2015-10-13: Mexican Partnership Program

Funding Opportunity Number: APS-523-15-000001
Agency Name: USAID-MEX
Closing Date: 2015-10-13
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 14

Description: USAID/Mexico would like to partner with Mexican organizations to achieve common objectives.  The APS invites civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, education and research institutions, private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and other private-sector organizations to identify and suggest ways we can work together to address key challenges in Mexico that are aligned with USAID/Mexico?s strategic objectives.  The Mexican Partnership Program contributes to USAID's overall programming in Mexico.  USAID/Mexico programs support Mexican institutions to achieve the following: a) prevent crime and violence by increasing the capacity of youth at-risk of recruitment to violent activity ('at-risk youth') to play productive roles in their communities and by facilitating the replication of successful crime and violence prevention models by local stakeholders; b) support local civil society organization efforts to render Mexico?s 2008 constitutional criminal justice reform operational by 2016; c) support civil society organizations to advocate for/promote the protection of human rights, prevent abuses, and assist victims; and d) support Mexico?s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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2015-11-04: Advancing Informal STEM Learning

Funding Opportunity Number: 15-593
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.  e.  , open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name: NSF
Closing Date: 2015-11-04
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 71

Description:
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