U.S. Consulate Chennai Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program

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These public diplomacy programs must occur within Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry and /or the Andaman Islands. Proposals can include, but are not limited to, projects, seminars, workshops, cultural programs, exhibitions and outreach campaigns. Proposals must focus on one of the following three priority areas of the U.S. Mission to India: 1. Promote better U.S.-India bilateral relations with emphasis on economic and educational ties: Educational institutions (including community colleges, vocational training institutes and skill building institutions for students without university degrees), civil society organizations, non-profit business associations and self-help groups, through linkages with U.S. counterparts develop projects in fields including but not limited to: economic empowerment, skill building, employability, corporate social responsibility and related areas.2. Encourage regional and global roles for India: Examples include, but are not limited to projects that support academic, cultural, civil, professional exchanges and projects that strengthen ties between the United States, India, and its regional neighbors, assisting in the development of friendly, sympathetic, economically beneficial and peaceful relations in the region and beyond. 3. Enhance security cooperation: Examples include, but are not limited to, projects that counter extremism; counter falsehoods, inaccurate messaging and propaganda; present accurate information on the full spectrum of U.S.-India cooperation. Projects can also focus on traditional and non-traditional security issues like food security, energy security, human security, information security, environmental policy, disaster relief and public health epidemics etc. (Please refer full announcement for more details)

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