Opportunity Information: Apply for SCAISB 19 AW 011 03142019
The Pakistan Community Education and Development opportunity is a U.S. Department of State public diplomacy grant competition administered by the Cultural Affairs Office (CAO) within the Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. It was released as a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under the Public Diplomacy Grants Program and is explicitly contingent on the availability of funds. The overall purpose is to support education-focused programming in Pakistan that strengthens economic prospects and helps reduce drivers of social instability by building skills, leadership, and institutional capacity, with an emphasis on youth, educators, community leaders, and marginalized populations.
The NOFO is structured around four distinct project tracks, and applicants can submit more than one proposal as long as they submit only one proposal per track. Collectively, these projects are designed to develop Pakistani “change-makers” and thought leaders, expand access to educational opportunities, and deepen people-to-people and institutional linkages between Pakistan and the United States. The theme running through all four tracks is practical capacity-building: improving teaching and learning outcomes, supporting local community problem-solving, and creating channels for sustained collaboration with U.S. counterparts.
The first project area focuses on developing and incorporating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) into classroom learning. In practice, this track centers on bringing high-quality online course content into Pakistani educational settings in a way that is actually usable for students and teachers, rather than simply providing access to content. The intent is to modernize instruction, expand subject-matter exposure, and strengthen institutions by helping educators integrate digital learning tools and approaches into standard classroom practice.
The second project area is a Community Leadership Development and Small Grants Program. This track is oriented toward equipping community leaders with leadership and civic problem-solving skills and then enabling them to take action through a small-grants component. The small grants element typically signals support for locally designed, community-based initiatives that can address real needs, demonstrate impact, and build longer-term community capacity, while leadership development ensures participants have the tools to manage projects responsibly and effectively.
The third project area supports connecting Pakistani and American high school classrooms. The central idea is to create sustained, structured engagement between students and educators in both countries, using classroom-to-classroom collaboration to build intercultural understanding, communication skills, and shared learning experiences. This track is meant to strengthen mutual understanding and create durable educational linkages, giving students direct exposure to peers abroad and helping educators incorporate international perspectives into their teaching.
The fourth project area is an Exchange for Pakistani Secondary Educators/Administrators (EPSEA). This component targets secondary-level teachers and school administrators and is designed to provide professional development through an exchange format, which typically involves immersive learning, peer engagement, and exposure to U.S. educational practices and institutional models. The goal is not only individual professional growth, but also a multiplier effect, where trained educators and administrators return to Pakistan better prepared to implement improvements within their schools and networks.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses grant and cooperative agreement instruments, indicating that selected projects may involve varying levels of U.S. government involvement during implementation (often more engagement under a cooperative agreement). The opportunity number is SCAISB 19 AW 011 03142019, associated with CFDA 19.501, and was issued by the Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. The NOFO was created on March 14, 2019, with an original closing date of May 13, 2019. The award ceiling is listed as $965,000, and the program anticipated making four awards, aligning with the four project tracks described in the announcement. Eligibility is listed broadly as “Others,” with additional eligibility details referenced in the full NOFO.Apply for SCAISB 19 AW 011 03142019
- The Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Pakistan Community Education and Development" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.501.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 14, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 13, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $965,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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