Opportunity Information: Apply for 005 FY2021
The INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity offered through the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support practical, youth-focused projects that reduce interethnic divisions and strengthen cooperation across communities. The central purpose is peacebuilding and reconciliation: proposals should be designed to increase understanding, tolerance, and collaboration among Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnically and geographically diverse populations. The program is looking for initiatives that bring young people together in meaningful ways, not just for one-off contact, but through shared activities, exchanges, joint problem-solving, and community-based projects that encourage sustained relationships and mutual trust.
A key requirement is that proposals actively engage youth and clearly fit at least one of the two target age categories: ages 10-17 or ages 18-25. The Embassy signals openness to innovative approaches, meaning applicants can propose a wide range of formats as long as the interethnic engagement and reconciliation outcomes are central and credible. In practice, competitive projects would typically show how they will recruit youth from different ethnic groups, how interaction will be structured to promote equal participation and cooperation, and how the activities will translate into measurable improvements in dialogue, teamwork, or community cohesion.
The funding is structured as a discretionary grant program (Funding Opportunity Number 005, FY2021) with an award ceiling of $25,000 per grant and an expectation of about 10 awards. While the eligibility line is listed generally as "Others" in the source data, the opportunity is intended for organizations capable of implementing youth programming and intercommunity initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, consistent with typical Embassy small grants programs. The CFDA number associated with the program is 19.900.
Geographically, the program prioritizes projects that connect youth across ethnic communities in specific locations, emphasizing outreach and cooperation in areas where interethnic contact and joint initiatives are especially important. Priority areas include the Brcko District; selected municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Canton 1 (Bihac, Cazin), Canton 3 (Srebrenik, Kladanj), Canton 4 (Zenica, Zavidovici), Canton 6 (Jajce, Uskoplje/Gornji Vakuf, Donji Vakuf), and Canton 10 (Livno, Glamoc, Drvar); and targeted regions in Republika Srpska, including East Herzegovina, the Birac Region, and the Prijedor Region. Projects that clearly demonstrate cross-community participation and cooperation within or across these priority areas are especially aligned with the program's stated goals.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on January 26, 2021, with an original application deadline of February 26, 2021. Overall, this is a small-grants mechanism aimed at practical, locally grounded youth efforts that actively bridge ethnic divides through shared experiences, collaboration, and visible joint outcomes that support longer-term reconciliation.Apply for 005 FY2021
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 26, 2021. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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