The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan and Consulate General Almaty Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Embassy’s annual Small Grants Program.   Applications for grants between $10,000 and $50,000 can be submitted in the following priority areas: Countering Vaccine Hesitancy and COVID-19 Disinformation Addressing Climate Change through Methane Reduction Strengthening Civil Society Efforts in Rural   Purpose of the program: Depending on the area of implementation: Counter disinformation by increasing access to accurate information on COVID-19 and vaccines, focusing specifically on rural and Kazakh-language...
17.03.2022
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) announces the open call for funding opportunity for projects under the “Biodiversity Hotspot in the Mountains of Central Asia” program. This program is a joint initiative of the French Development Agency, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank and aims to conserve biodiversity. The amount of the grant ranges from $ 50,000 to $ 150,000.   Purpose of the program: ensuring the participation of civil society in the conservation of biodiversity   Eligibility: representatives of civil society from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and...
04.11.2021
The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is looking for one to three partners to implement three nationwide skills-building programs on entrepreneurship, English writing, and promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with key audiences across Kazakhstan. at Kazakhstan’s ten American Corners. Estimated total program funding – $30,500   Purpose of the program: Depending on the area of implementation: to support Kazakhstan’s economic growth by promoting entrepreneurial values through training; to strengthen students’ English writing ability, which will lead to an increase in the number of Kazakhstani...
30.06.2021
The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is looking for one to three partners to implement three nationwide skills-building programs on entrepreneurship, English writing, and promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with key audiences across Kazakhstan. at Kazakhstan’s ten American Corners. Estimated total program funding – $30,500   Purpose of the program: Depending on the area of implementation: to support Kazakhstan’s economic growth by promoting entrepreneurial values through training; to strengthen students’ English writing ability, which will lead to an increase in the number of Kazakhstani...
29.06.2021
The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) in partnership with Chevron announces the launch of the third phase of Qolda 3.0 programme. Non-governmental organizations that provide assistance to the population during emergency situations, solve acute social problems and develop volunteering in Shymkent and 14 regions of Kazakhstan in the areas stated bellow are invited to submit their applicatopns: – Prevention of various types of violence, especially against women and children (grant amount up to 5 million tenge); – Development of long-term and online solutions for informing and supporting the population during emergencies in the regions, improving the ability of regional NGOs...
24.06.2021
The Fashion Girls in Business project came to an end The costume sewing competition for theatrical performance completed the Fashion Girls in Business project, which was implemented by the Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the American Corners program of the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan. Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan, Cultural Attaché Amber Aura, and Director of the Project Office for Non-State Grant Financing of the Civil Initiatives Support Center Aigerim Karimova visited the event to support the contestants. In addition, the jury of the competition were the director of Red Point Kazakhstan Assel Kozhakova, art-director of TSE Art Destination gallery...
18.06.2021
The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan and U.S. Consulate General Almaty Public Affairs Sections (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State launched a call for proposals that seeks to provide funding support to not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions through the Makerspace Expands! public-private partnership to expand access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities through the Kazakhstan American Spaces and Makerspaces network.   PAS Nur-Sultan and Almaty invite proposals for projects up to 120 000 USD that focus on one or more of the objectives specified below:   Increase participant capacity to solve problems using...
09.06.2021
  Public Affairs Section, U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce a funding opportunity on Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention.   Estimated award will range from 10,000 to 50,000 USD for implementing a project within 12 months in Kazakhstan.   Purpose of the project: to strengthen Kazakhstan’s ability to confront mental health challenges by promoting increased citizen awareness, formalized government support, and broader civil society capacity.   Project Objectives:  Improve the quality of support provided to at-risk individuals though formal certification trainings for at least 100 members of the target audience in American and international...
31.05.2021
The first climate dialogue between Kazakhstan and Ukraine will be held on 25 – 26 May 2021. The event will be held in the wake of the declarations by Kazakhstan and Ukraine of their ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality. The first dialogue is entitled “Towards COP-26: Decarbonisation and Economic Mechanisms”. The event will be attended by representatives of the Kazakh and Ukrainian governments, international organizations (UNDP, the EU, OECD and the World Bank), environmental activists and NGOs, academic institutes, universities, businesses, and climate experts from both countries. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Two offline platforms (M.S. Narikbayev KAZGUU University in...
24.05.2021
The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine and the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, initiated the First Climate Dialogue in the Kazakhstan-Ukraine format in the EECCA region on May 25-26, 2021. This event marks a qualitatively new stage in climate diplomacy at EECCA region (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) and demonstrates the orientation of the two extractive countries in the region to consolidate all Stakeholders interested in implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement. The dialogue is supported by the World Bank, EU...
19.05.2021