A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo announces an open competition to support effective partnerships that will bolster and leverage U.S. – Dominican Republic higher education research collaboration and capacity building focused on the U.S. Embassy integrated country strategy goals including gender-based violence, public health, environment, climate change, energy, democracy, transparency, citizen security, LGBTQI rights, and access to education for vulnerable populations. Proposals should include at least one U.S. higher education institution and one Dominican higher education institution as joint implementers. The proposal should support the development of a sustainable and long lasting partnership between U.S. and Dominican higher education institutions and training and capacity building for Dominican students, faculty, and researchers.