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The email forwards information about the Earth Glow Public Diplomacy Grants Program, which will award up to $65,000 to fund 5-6 environmentally-focused public diplomacy projects aimed at youth and underrepresented audiences; past winners included workshops on reducing plastic pollution in France and training journalists in Nepal on wildlife trafficking and climate change; the deadline for proposals to the Consulate General Erbil is June 1st.

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US Grant Program Related To Environment

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Dear Dr Khalid and Dr Nawroz,

Please see below a US Grant Program related to


environment. Deadline is June 1st.
Attached to this email, you will find the Grant application form.

Regards

Assistant Professor Dr Karzan G. Khidhir

Director of International Academic Relations & Media


University of Sulaimani, Presidency
Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region
Iraq, PO Box: 334
www.univsul.edu.iq

SUBJECT: CALL FOR PROPOSALS: EARTH GLOW PUBLIC DIPLOMACY GRANTS


PROGRAM

1. Summary: The Earth Glow Grants Program will use approximately $65,000 to support
environmentally-focused public diplomacy activities that transform the planet for the better. Five to six
projects will be funded. Grant proposals should identify clear metrics to determine a successful
outcome. This includes targets and indicators that can be tracked for results through the life of the
project.

2. Examples and Goals: Programs should engage youth and/or under-represented audiences to promote
positive transformations. Possible proposals could include but are not limited to: (1) a speaker program;
(2) a workshop for local reporters; (3) a service activity; (4) working with a school to institute an
environmental sustainability initiative; (4) an awareness-raising communications campaign or social
media contest; (5) an English-language program focused on environmental policy issues; (6) a
resource/book donation for a local school for a “Green Corner;” (7) an environment-focused leadership or
capacity-building workshop for youth audiences; (8) a recycled art installation or competition;
etc. Proposals should clearly advance at least one of the five priority areas:
· Safeguarding People, Places, and Nature
o Support the health and prosperity of people and nature worldwide, by increasing and sustaining
conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of lands, freshwater, and the ocean, preventing of
zoonotic spillover, and preparing for the impacts of climate change.
· Countering Environmental Security Threats
o Confront the impacts of global environmental change on U.S. national security, foreign policy, and
strategic relationships, through multilateral efforts on emerging climate, natural resource, water, and
space threats and in key geostrategic areas.
· Eliminating Harmful Pollution
o Strengthen local action against single-use plastic, chemicals, and other substances polluting our
collective air, water, and nature.
· Advancing International Cooperation in Science and Space
o Advancing cooperation in science and space to harness their economic, environmental, and societal
benefits while promoting U.S. standards, best practices, and values including through STEM.
· Ensuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
o Elevate DEIA in internal processes, and advocate for DEIA as part of our diplomatic approach to
addressing OES issues, specifically, by ensuring that Earth Glow programs are designed to reach all
sectors of society, including Indigenous Peoples, marginalized and historically disadvantaged or
oppressed populations, and vulnerable communities.

3. Previous Winners: In 2022, five projects were selected for Earth Glow Public Diplomacy
Grants. Here are some examples:
· Embassy Paris is concluding its "Addressing Micro-Plastics Pollution: Best Practices Workshop"
Earth Glow Grant. The three-month project focused on bringing together small- and medium-sized
restaurants, food service providers, and other stakeholders to combat plastic pollution in France’s food
sector. The project’s implementing partner, MakeSense, led a half-day workshop for 30 participants that
featured (1) a discussion of the magnitude/challenge of plastic pollution, (2) pitches from French food
sector startups regarding their plastic reduction solutions, and (3) rotating roundtable discussions on the
needs of workshop attendees and the challenges they foresee with implementing the startups’ proposed
solutions. Six weeks later, MakeSense held a 90-minute follow-up webinar to (1) check in on the
workshop participants, (2) hear how their efforts at implementing the solutions were progressing, and (3)
discuss further challenges encountered by the project’s participants. Both the in-person workshop and the
follow-up webinar provided valuable networking opportunities for the food sector participants. The event
also underscored the Biden Administration’s commitment to combating plastic pollution among a French
demographic that, according to opinion polling, frequently feels the United States is not taking sufficient
action to address environment and climate challenges.
· Embassy Kathmandu successfully partnered with the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists
(NEFEJ) in December 2022 to conduct two training workshops for young journalists in and around
Chitwan and Bardiya National Parks. The intensive training programs strengthened the capacity of 37
young journalists, more than half of whom were women, to report accurately and effectively on wildlife
trafficking and climate change. As part of the program, recognized American Journalist Sam Schramski,
Special Projects Editor with Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, conducted an interactive session on
wildlife crime reporting. The program also included sessions led by National Park wardens, wildlife
experts, local business leaders, buffer zone community members, and local public officials which helped
build relationships and strengthen networks. The training workshops were highlighted in local and social
media reports, and participants published a number of stories on wildlife crime in multiple media
formats.
· Embassy Suva’s “My Climate Story” provided filmmaking and storytelling master classes to
Tongan, Fijian, Ikiribati, Tuvaluan, and Nauruan youth, giving them the tools and skills necessary to
chronicle the effects of climate change on their lives and futures. The project has already concluded in-
person and virtual master classes for all five countries, with sessions on visual storytelling, video editing,
and other production essentials. As participants complete their videos, REO and PDS Suva will continue
to amplify their stories over social media. They also will look for opportunities to showcase the
completed videos at upcoming regional and international climate events and conferences.
4. Timeline
· June 1: Proposals due to Consulate General Erbil, which will review all submissions and use a
merit-based review panel to select one top proposal to move on to the global competition.
· June 9: Consulate General Erbil submits the top proposal to Washington.
· Mid-June: Washington selects global winners.
· Late June: Senior Washington officials approve that selection and inform Embassies and
Consulates.
· July: Washington sends grant money to Consulate General Erbil (if our proposal is approved).
· August 31: Deadline to sign the grant agreement.

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