2006 Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE

September 6, 2006

The Embassy of the United States of America announces the next round of the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program.

For the September round, the U.S. Embassy welcomes projects related to one of the following priorities:

• Civic education, strengthening and promotion of civil society and democratic institutions;
• gender equality, women’s empowerment and women's rights, ethnic equality and the rights of minorities;
• ethnic and political harmony, tolerance issues, combating extremism and xenophobia;
• independent media, free flow of information;
• transparency in government; public participation in decision making;
• institutionalization of open, pluralistic, and democratic political processes at the local level.

Grants are awarded to non-governmental, non-profit organizations and independent mass media officially registered in Moldova.

Implementation of proposed projects should yield concrete results.  It is insufficient simply to sponsor a roundtable or a training exercise. 

This program DOES NOT support:

Humanitarian assistance or charitable activities; political or partisan activities; scientific research; conferences and/or individual trips abroad; trade activities; or costs associated with establishing an organization.   

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, September 29, 2006, 16:00
Additional information, requirements and standard application forms can be found at: http://moldova.usembassy.gov/democracy_grants.html

Contact person: Stelian Rusu, Information Resource Center, 57/1 Banulescu-Bodoni str., Chişinău, Moldova, tel.: 22-99-50; fax: 23-85-48 E-mail: RusuS@state.gov