Opportunity Information: Apply for DOS DBN 202001
Leveraging the Arts for Empowerment (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS DBN 202001) is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity administered by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Durban, South Africa. The program is designed as a public-private partnership that uses major cultural events in Durban as platforms to tackle two related national challenges: skills shortages and unemployment. It aligns with the U.S. Mission to South Africa's broader strategic goal of promoting prosperity and good governance, with an emphasis on helping close the skills gap and reducing unemployment across the country.
The core of the project is a training and mentorship initiative built around bringing U.S. creative professionals to South Africa to work directly with local beneficiaries. In collaboration with the Consulate, the selected implementing organization would recruit a U.S. filmmaker, a published writer, a poet, and a dance troupe to travel to South Africa and deliver hands-on instruction in in-demand creative and technical skills. Training topics are expected to include scriptwriting, videography, storyboarding, storytelling, choreography, and performance, combining both creative development and practical production capabilities. A key feature of the program is that it goes beyond artistic instruction by also providing participants with critical exposure to the business side of the creative industries, helping them understand professional pathways, commercialization, and how creative work connects to sustainable employment.
Program delivery is structured around four Durban-based cultural events scheduled to take place between February and October 2020: Time of the Writer, the Durban International Film Festival, the Jomba Contemporary Dance Festival, and Poetry Africa. The intent is to leverage the visibility, audiences, and networks tied to these established festivals and gatherings to amplify training impact, create real-world learning contexts, and connect participants to industry communities. The project would therefore not only run workshops and engagements during these events, but also use the events as anchor points for broader skills development activities and relationship-building that can support participants after the events conclude.
This is a discretionary funding opportunity with awards issued through a Cooperative Agreement, indicating substantial involvement and collaboration with the U.S. government during implementation. The opportunity anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with a maximum funding level (Award Ceiling) of $115,000. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as defined in the opportunity), other than institutions of higher education.
The opportunity was created on October 28, 2019, with an original application deadline of November 29, 2019. Applications were to be submitted by email to DurbanGrants@state.gov.Apply for DOS DBN 202001
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to South Africa in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Leveraging the Arts for Empowerment" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 29, 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 $115,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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