Closed · SFOP0008888 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary
Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Malaysia, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 31, 2023
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Malaysia that offered $25,000 -- $500,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $25K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 19.040
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language - is cataloged under number SFOP0008888 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.040, posted by U.S. Mission to Malaysia. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 2, 2023 and last updated on August 17, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $25,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 5 awards. If the agency funds the expected 5 awards from the $500,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $100,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 31, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$25,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
August 31, 2023
Posted
August 2, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and U.S. Embassy in Singapore announce the Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for Building Diaspora Resilience and Sustaining Traditional Identities through Promotion of Hokkien Language, an open competition for organizations to submit application to reinforce diaspora identities, promote linguistic diversity, and build community resilience to outside influence. The agreement awarded will use U.S. Fiscal Year 2022 Public Diplomacy Funds or Foreign Assistance Act. Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/nongovernmental organizations, foreign non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and commercial entities. One to five Cooperative Agreements for a minimum of $ 25,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) and maximum of $ 500,000 USD, with a total amount of $ 500,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in available funds appropriated under subsection 7043(c)(2) of the FY22 annual appropriations act Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (Div. K, P.L. 116-260 (FY 2022 SFOAA), will be awarded. Work will support local content producers to create Hokkien-language content and hold events with the global Hokkien diaspora; facilitate a joint project with Taiwan-based influencers highlighting shared culinary, cultural, and religious traditions; and fund the development of a keyboard API for writing Hokkien-specific characters on smartphones. The initial period of performance will be for 12 months. Funding authority rests under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. This project will work with diaspora organizations interested in the promotion of Hokkien and its associated heritage. In addition to civil society organizations specifically interested in linguistic preservation, Malaysia and Singapore have longstanding and influential community associations based on historical community affiliations such as Hokkien, Cantonese, and Hakka which are interested in cultural preservation. In partnership with these organizations, this project will assist local content producers to create Hokkien-language content and hold events with the global Hokkien diaspora; facilitate a joint project with Taiwan-based influencers highlighting shared culinary, cultural, and religious traditions; and fund the development and promotion of a keyboard API for writing Hokkien-specific characters on smartphones. As the non-Mandarin Chinese language with the largest number of native speakers in Southeast Asia, the promotion of Hokkien provides a unique opportunity for engagement with Chinese diaspora communities and will showcase U.S. support for cultural diversity and unique local heritage. Priority regions: Malaysia and Singapore Target audience: Hokkien Diaspora
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 12, 13, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
USAID International Development Grants
U.S. Department of State
Agency Contact
Embassy Singapore Public Affairs SingaporePASCultural@state.gov and Embassy Kuala Lumpur Public Affairs publicaffairskl@state.gov;
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