One to Many: Exchange Alumni Workshops | C NOFO 19 101

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The "One to Many: Exchange Alumni Workshops" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number C NOFO 19 101) is a U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India program managed through the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai. Through this award, the Consulate seeks one recipient organization to work closely with the Public Affairs Section in Chennai (PAS Chennai) to plan, design, organize, deliver, promote, and report on four separate, alumni-led workshops hosted in South Indian cities. A central feature of the program is that recent International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni are positioned as key resource persons and trainers. The recipient and PAS Chennai are expected to jointly identify appropriate alumni, co-develop the workshop content with them, and submit that content to PAS Chennai for review and approval. The program also places heavy emphasis on outreach and visibility, expecting the grantee to amplify key messages through mainstream and digital media, and to produce practical post-workshop resources that can be shared with stakeholders and used beyond the events themselves.

The first workshop theme, "Women in STEAM," focuses on the evolution and advancement of women in scientific research and innovation and examines organizational policies that support women in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. It is designed to highlight the concrete benefits of including women in the design and implementation of innovation and research, while also building participant skills for networking and collaboration with scientific academies, universities, associations, businesses, and government agencies. A notable component is attention to public-private partnerships that can accelerate STEAM learning, especially for women from diverse backgrounds. The participant mix is intentionally broad, including educational administrators, teachers, students, industry representatives, scientists, and policymakers. Communications and promotion are expected in English as well as Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. The key deliverable is an online "Women in STEAM" resource guide translated into those three regional languages, bringing together pre-identified and workshop-sourced resources, U.S. educational resources and opportunities, key takeaways, and a follow-on action plan that includes a blueprint public information campaign. The guide is meant to be actively circulated and "socialized" with educational, cultural, and scientific institutions, think tanks, HR departments in the public and private sectors, and relevant government authorities.

The second workshop, "Safety, Inclusion, and Equality," centers on strategies to prevent and respond to violence and discrimination against LGBTQI individuals. It emphasizes practical advocacy aimed at changing discriminatory social attitudes and reducing stigma, alongside discussion of stronger legislative protections. Participants are expected to study how public education campaigns can increase awareness and inclusion for LGBTQI people and other marginalized communities, and the workshop may also include expert sessions on careers, life skills, and health. IVLP alumni are again positioned as prominent voices, supported by guest speakers from different sectors. Promotion is expected across English, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam media channels. The principal output is a brief white paper translated into Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam that captures key workshop takeaways, documents results, and lays out a follow-on stakeholder action plan including a blueprint public information campaign. The white paper is intended for distribution to policymakers and government officials, security and law enforcement, the legal community, and a range of institutions and employers, in coordination with PAS Chennai.

The third workshop, "Crisis Management and Resilience in South India," responds to the region's exposure to natural and human-made disasters and aims to build linkages and information-sharing among professionals responsible for crisis planning and response. The target audience includes bureaucrats and policymakers, scientists, armed forces representatives such as the coast guard, academics, first responders, and non-governmental actors. The workshop content is expected to cover systems for anticipating, monitoring, and responding to crises; decision-making under constrained resources; and effective public communications during emergencies. Another core element is identifying how public and private actors can coordinate before, during, and after a crisis to improve outcomes. Promotion is again expected in English plus Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. Rather than a white paper or online guide, the tangible outputs for this theme are printed, translated post-workshop preparedness materials such as posters, handouts, ready reckoners, resource directories, and other relevant curated content developed with input from IVLP alumni and participants, and shared in cooperation with PAS Chennai and relevant stakeholders.

The fourth workshop, "Access to Justice in Rural Communities," is specifically designed to take place in a Tier-3 city in Tamil Nadu and to be conducted in the Tamil language. It is geared toward legal professionals, law enforcement officials, NGO leaders, activists, and community members, and it introduces U.S. justice-system approaches that improve legal aid and access to justice for rural and low-income populations. The workshop highlights practical mechanisms such as online legal clinics, regional self-help centers, alternative dispute resolution, and continuing legal education models for rural practitioners. While grounded in U.S. examples, the intent is to explore how relevant best practices could be adapted to the South Indian context to advance shared human rights and rule-of-law goals. Promotion for this workshop is in Tamil. The main deliverables are printed Tamil-language post-workshop materials such as posters, handouts, resource directories, and other curated resources to support continued engagement and practical use after the event.

From an eligibility and funding standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 19.040, open to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. The program anticipated a single award with an award ceiling of $28,000. The notice was created on December 21, 2018, with an original closing date of February 20, 2019. Overall, the grant is structured less as a one-off event series and more as an alumni-driven capacity-building and public engagement effort, where workshops are paired with multilingual communications and practical, shareable products intended to influence stakeholders and extend impact across South India.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "One to Many: Exchange Alumni Workshops" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 20, 2019. (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 $28,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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