{"id":7909,"date":"2013-07-31T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2021-02-25T18:42:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:42:54","slug":"silk-road-grant-seeking-rfps-for-south-central-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/silk-road-grant-seeking-rfps-for-south-central-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk Road Grant Seeking RFPs for South Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July 31, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has just announced a new Request for Proposals (RFP) with a very quickly-approaching deadline of August 16th. Proposals should highlight the relationship between any combination of two or more of the following nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan. This competition is designed to use people-to-people activities that advance the vision of a New Silk Road connecting Afghanistan to its neighbors through networks of trade, transit and people, or expand regional connectivity along the Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each proposal must specifically respond to one priority theme: cultural heritage and understanding; access to education; journalistic ties &amp; regional reporting; or cross-border networks and problem solving. Please go to Funding Opportunity Number&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/search-grants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCAPPD-13-AW-150-SCA-07172013<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grants.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may contact Ellen Delage in the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA\/PPD) with questions at&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:DelageEM@state.gov\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DelageEM@state.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has just announced a new Request for Proposals (RFP) with a very quickly-approaching deadline of August 16th. 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