US Democracy Commission program to award small grants to Kazakhstan NGOs

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The purpose of this program is to award small grants to Kazakhstani non-governmental, non-commercial organizations for specific projects that support the development of democratic institutions in Kazakhstan.

Proposals are evaluated according to the issue to be addressed, clearly identified target groups, well formulated goals, and the ability of the applying organization to achieve the objectives of the project. The program is interested in projects relating to building democratic institutions (support the creation of NGO resource centers that focus on themes which promote democracy such as civic education, transparency in government, and volunteer training); fostering a strong and independent media (grants for the creation and development of independent electronic and print media); etc.

Although the maximum funding available for a single grant is $30,000, the average amount of awarded grants is between $7,000 and $15,000. Deadline is June 15, the US Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan said.

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