Opportunity Information: Apply for 2021 SUVAESTH OES
The Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Grants for Pacific Island States program is a small-grants opportunity run through the Pacific ESTH Hub at the U.S. Embassy in Suva, Fiji, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES). It is structured as a discretionary grant competition designed to support practical, local or regional projects in the Pacific islands that can be carried out at a relatively small scale, with an award size capped at USD 20,000. Applications requesting USD 20,000 or more are not eligible and will not be considered, which signals that the program is looking for targeted, clearly scoped projects rather than large, multi-year initiatives.
Projects must align with one or more of five core focus areas. These include: (1) tackling climate change through ingenuity and innovation, (2) combating conservation crimes and strengthening governance related to wildlife, logging, mining, and fishing, (3) promoting U.S. expertise in pollution control and waste management, (4) reducing marine debris and broader pollution, and (5) protecting against infectious diseases while strengthening global health security. The themes are intentionally broad, but the intent is applied impact: proposals should show how the planned activities respond to real on-the-ground needs and lead to measurable environmental or public health benefits.
Geographically, proposed activities must be targeted to eligible Pacific Island countries covered by this solicitation: the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Projects can be country-specific or regional in nature, but they should be designed with local context in mind and demonstrate meaningful involvement of local expertise and know-how in both the design and implementation. In other words, the program is not just funding an external plan delivered to a community; it is looking for projects built with local partners and informed by local realities.
A key expectation is that proposals include a clear monitoring and evaluation approach, with time-bound milestones that make it possible to track progress and document results. This does not require a complex evaluation framework, but it does require applicants to spell out what success looks like, how it will be measured, and when deliverables or outcomes will be achieved. The opportunity also explicitly allows proposals that represent a discrete phase of a larger effort, such as implementing one country component of a multi-country program, funding only the public education portion of an environmental law initiative, conducting tree planting in a single region within a broader reforestation program, or completing a specific study (like a fish population assessment) that fits into a wider environmental monitoring effort. This flexibility is important because it allows organizations to use a small grant to complete a concrete piece of work that can stand on its own while still contributing to a bigger strategy.
Administratively, this opportunity was published by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Fiji, under Funding Opportunity Number 2021 SUVAESTH OES, with CFDA 19.017. The program anticipated making up to 20 awards, with an award ceiling of USD 20,000. The posting indicated a creation date of March 22, 2021 and an original closing date of April 25, 2021. Funding comes from U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2020 Economic Support Funds and is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.Apply for 2021 SUVAESTH OES
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Fiji in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional Environment, Science, Technology & Health (ESTH) Grants for Pacific Island States" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 22, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 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 $20,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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