Apply Now: Transatlantic Partnership Program (Germany)

All proposed activities must incorporate an American perspective, societal or cultural element, and/or connections with American experts, organizations, or institutions. These connections should promote an increased understanding of U.S. policy and the viewpoints of American citizens. Additionally, programs must include public outreach components, such as livestreaming, traditional media, digital outreach, or public events.

Program Objective Areas 

• Partner to Sustain, Expand, and Diversify Transatlantic Networks: Build networks and foster long-term relationships between emerging leaders, educational institutions, and civilsociety stakeholders in the United States and Germany to collaborate on transnational challenges and promote shared values through educational, youth, and cultural exchanges.
• Partner to Foster Vibrant and Resilient Democratic Civil Societies: Build consensus among stakeholders to counter challenges in to secure infrastructure, supply chains, and support for Ukraine, and deliver digital and media literacy tools to combat disinformation in vulnerable communities. Foster proactive approaches to counter discrimination, terrorism, anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim prejudice, homo- and transphobia, and extremism that threaten shared values and political stability.
• Partner to Build more Equitable, Innovative, and Sustainable Economies: Promote green innovation and energy transformation technologies to support sustainable growth and transatlantic security. Foster entrepreneurship, economic prosperity, transatlantic innovation, the digital economy, and workforce development.

Funding Information

• Award amounts $10,000 – $50,000
• Length of performance period Up to 24 months
• Number of awards anticipated ~5

Eligible Funding 

• Workshops for expert/practitioner and youth audiences (high school through university students and young professionals) focused on countering malign influence, countering extremism, or media literacy;
• Trainings or activities to empower advocacy for shared democratic values;
• Youth leadership and civic engagement programs.
• Green innovation and energy transformation hackathon for German students.
• Digital economy and innovation summit bringing together young innovators, policymakers, and business leaders from the United States and Germany.

Target Audiences

• Youth, including students at Mittel-, Real-, and Fachoberschulen and Gymnasien and Hochschulen;
• Youth and community organizations;
• Journalists and social media influencers, as well as student journalists;
• Sub-national political and economic leaders;
• Staffers at NGOs focusing on human rights, social justice, democracy, countering extremism, fighting disinformation, new tech, AI education etc.
• Entrepreneurs, founders, innovators, and business leaders

Eligibility Criteria

• The Public Diplomacy Section will consider proposals from Germany-based applicants, including:
  • Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with a presence in
  • Germany;
  • Individuals;
  • Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;
  • Governmental institutions
• Non-German organizations are required to partner with a German institution. They will not entertain applications from U.S. or third country organizations that cannot show evidence of a German partner institution.
• To be eligible to receive an award, all organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
• Projects must:
  • Feature U.S. elements, such as U.S. speakers, as well as themes and topics relevant to transatlantic relations.
  • Have a clear audience focus and strategic implementation plan.
  • Measurably enhance target audience awareness, inform attitudes, or improve skills.
  • Feature a monitoring and evaluation plan and continually track implementation progress and impact.

Ineligible

• The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
  • One time study trips for school and university classes, travel to student conferences such as MUN;
  • Social welfare projects, charitable or development activities; fund-raising campaigns;
  • Any activities that appear partisan or that support individual or party electoral campaigns;
  • Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
  • Construction programs;
  • Scientific or medical research and -studies;
  • Production of media such as films, art, literature, music;
  • Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
  • Duplications of existing programs;
  • Completion of activities begun with other funds (however, new activities that build from lessons learned as the result of an earlier project are acceptable)

For more information, visit Grants.gov.