SRP Statement of Interest Notice of Funding Opportunity

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Press and Public Diplomacy (NEA/PPD), in cooperation with the Syria Regional Platform Public Diplomacy (SRP PD) office of the U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce this preliminary round (one of two) for organizations to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) to carry out a public diplomacy program that advances U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives for Syria. This SOI Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlines NEA/PPD’s and SRP PD’s funding priorities, strategic and thematic areas of focus, and procedures to submit applications for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The submission of the SOI is the first step in a two-step process. In the initial round, interested applicants submit a concise a five (5) page maximum statement of interest that clearly communicates the program’s key ideas and objectives. The SOI is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI is to allow applicants to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to the development of a complete application. Following a merit review of SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their program idea(s) by submitting a full proposal. Both SOI concept notes and full proposals will undergo multiple stages of evaluation.