Opportunity Information: Apply for 005 FY2019
The HOMESTAY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM is a U.S. Department of State funding opportunity run by the United States Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (through its Office of Public Affairs) to support civic education projects aimed at reducing school segregation and other forms of student separation that follow ethnic lines. The program is designed to strengthen education for democracy, promote human rights education, and help remove barriers to more integrated schooling and youth interaction across the country. The central idea is to use direct, meaningful contact between young people from different communities to build tolerance, mutual understanding, and practical cooperation.
The grants specifically target home-stay style exchange programs. These are not general youth workshops or one-off events; they are meant to be structured exchanges where participants travel to another community and take part in shared learning and service activities. A mandatory feature is family engagement: youth participants must stay in the homes of other participants from different ethnic or religious backgrounds. This home-stay requirement is intended to go beyond classroom-level dialogue by creating everyday interpersonal experience, exposure to different traditions, and sustained relationship-building in a family setting. Alongside the home-stay, projects must also include volunteer or community service components carried out in both communities involved in the exchange, so that the program produces visible local benefits and shared accomplishments rather than only discussion.
The target group is youth ages 12 to 24, and the Embassy is looking for projects that are innovative and that intentionally bridge Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnic, geographic, and administrative divisions. Strong proposals would be expected to bring together participants from different areas and backgrounds, create repeated and purposeful interaction, and engage a substantial number of youth in concrete community improvement activities in each host town. A clear emphasis is placed on reaching young people who have not previously had access to U.S. government-funded programs, meaning applicants may be more competitive if they can show they are expanding participation beyond the usual circles and including underserved or first-time participants.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number 005, FY2019) under the Education activity category (CFDA 19.900). The maximum award amount is USD 15,000, and the Embassy anticipated making about five awards. Applications were required to include a detailed budget stated in U.S. dollars and aligned with the proposed activities. The opportunity was posted on February 14, 2019, with an original closing date of March 15, 2019. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the official notice, which typically means interested organizations should confirm the specific eligibility conditions described in the full announcement before applying.Apply for 005 FY2019
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HOMESTAY 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 Feb 14, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 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 $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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