ISAR
{short description of image}Multiple Addresses (see below)

Countries Served..........................................................................

{short description of image}Newly Independent States

{short description of image}Armenia
{short description of image}Azerbaijan
{short description of image}Belarus
{short description of image}Georgia		 {short description of image}Kazakhstan
{short description of image}Kyrgystan
{short description of image}Moldova
{short description of image}Russia
{short description of image}Tadjikistan
{short description of image}Turkmenistan
{short description of image}Ukraine
{short description of image}Uzbekistan




{short description of image}Balkans

{short description of image}Albania
{short description of image}Bulgaria
Romania
{short description of image}former Yugoslavia		 {short description of image}Baltics

{short description of image}Estonia
{short description of image}Latvia
{short description of image}Lithuania
Central Europe

Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Other:

Program Topics............................................................................

Arts and Culture
Community Development
{short description of image}Democracy and Governance
Economic and Business Development
Education
{short description of image}Environment
Health
Human Rights
{short description of image}Media and Communications
{short description of image}NGO Development
Peace and Security
{short description of image}Social Welfare
Women

Other: Joint Activities Between US & NIS Organizations

Types of Support..........................................................................
Grant Range: $5,000 - $75,000 or $2,500 - $25,000

{short description of image}Annual Campaign
{short description of image}Building and Renovation
Capital Campaign
{short description of image}Conferences and Seminars
{short description of image}Consulting Services
{short description of image}Continuing Support
{short description of image}Curriculum Development
Debt Reduction
{short description of image}Emergency Funds
Employee Matching Gifts
Employee-related Scholarships
Endowment Funds
{short description of image}Equipment
Exchange Programs
Fellowships
{short description of image}General Operating Support
Individuals
Inkind Gifts
Internships
Land Acquisition
Lectureships
Loans
Matching Funds
Operating Budgets
Professorships
Program Development		 Program Related Investments
{short description of image}Publication
Renovation Projects
Research
Scholarship Funds
Scholarships to Individuals
{short description of image}Seed Money
{short description of image}Special Projects
Student Aid
Student Loans to Individuals
{short description of image}Technical Assistance

Program Areas...............................................................................

Programs include:
1) Seeds of Democracy Project: small grants for environmental and non-environmental NGOs throughout the former Soviet Union. Provides support for projects in areas such as information gathering and distribution, environmental education, community clean-up projects, environmental legislative campaigns, monitoring of industrial pollution, & biodiversity conservation.
2) Technical Assistance and Training: limited to environmental NGOs in the former Soviet Union. Provides training on topics such as e-mail use, grant writing, organizational development, and financial management.
3) Information Gathering and Dissemination: use of e-mail networks to gather and distribute information about NGO activities in the U.S. and in the NIS. Also provides support for exchanges between non-governmental environmentalists and sponsors, and organizes environmental gatherings and conferences.

Restrictions and Limitations............................................................

No commercial, academic, or research organizations qualify.

Publications...................................................................................

{short description of image}Application Guidelines {short description of image}Grant List Annual Report

Application Procedures..................................................................

{short description of image}Letter of Inquiry Required
Length:
Contents:
Write to request an application form.
Letters may be addressed either to the regional field office or the US office.

NOTE: Application guidelines are available in languages of post-Soviet countries in ISAR field offices. (see below)

{short description of image}Application Form Provided
Proposal:
Requirements: Send five copies of application to your regional field office.

Submission Date...........................................................................

Anytime

Funding Decision.........................................................................

Both regional & American offices make recommendations, decision made by ISAR and USAID

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