2023 Emerging Voices Small Grants Program
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- Posted
- April 24, 2023
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $20,000
- Award floor
- $5,000
- Program funding
- $40,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 19.040
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.040 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $99.1M
- FY2025 obligated
- −$16.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $353,595
- Awards in window
- 5,558
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Individual Recipient, University of Nebraska, Meridian International Center, Partners of the Americas, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Public Affairs Section (PAS Philippines) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that we are considering proposals for the 2023 Emerging Voices (EV) Small Grants Program. Our funding goals, strategic themes, and processes for submitting grant proposals are all outlined in this notice. Please read carefully and follow all instructions. This notice is subject to the availability of funding.
PRIORITY PROGRAM AREAS
Food Security
· Increasing awareness and capacity to promote Food Security
· Creating networks of Youth Leaders and advocates of Food Security
· Addressing Food Security issues
Cybersecurity
· Advancing innovative approaches to combating Cybersecurity issues
· Increasing awareness and capacity to promote Cybersecurity
· Increasing youth participation in formulating policies on Cybersecurity
· Creating networks of Youth Leaders and advocates of Cybersecurity
Please download the full announcement at the Related Documents Tab. Also, submissions are via email ONLY.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
PAS Philippines’ target audiences include U.S.-Philippines youth, youth leaders and youth-led organizations, cultural and educational leaders, innovators, digital influencers, youth from minority groups and vulnerable communities, national and regional media, NGOs and think tanks, government officials (state, district, and municipal officials; policymakers, civil servants). The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from youth leaders and youth-led organizations situated in the U.S. and the Philippines. Youth leaders and youth-led organizations registered not-for-profit organizations with appropriate programming expertise, such as think tanks and civil society/non-governmental groups, are also welcome to submit. Commercial or for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply. Cost-sharing or matching is not required for this funding opportunity. Pre-award costs are not an allowable expense for this funding opportunity. Applications may be submitted for consideration at any time on or before the closing date of this funding opportunity.
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