Opportunity Information: Apply for APP007BIHCE
The COMPREHENSIVE IN-SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (Funding Opportunity Number: APP007BIHCE) is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina under CFDA 19.900, focused on expanding and strengthening civic education across the entire country through the formal school curriculum. The program calls for proposals to implement a nationwide, in-school civic education initiative that reaches all administrative areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including all 10 Cantons in the Federation of BiH, Republika Srpska, and Brcko District. The intent is to ensure broad, consistent coverage rather than a limited pilot in a single region, and to embed the work within official curricular structures rather than treating it as an extracurricular add-on.
The proposed program is designed to run over roughly a year of instructional programming within an overall project period spanning June 2017 through December 2018. It targets students across multiple grade bands, explicitly including kindergartens, elementary schools, and secondary schools. Substantively, the program is expected to teach foundational concepts and practical understanding of democratic life and civic responsibility, with emphasis on democratic society, justice, human rights, tolerance, the Bosnia and Herzegovina constitution, and how government functions at the different levels within the country. In practice, this implies age-appropriate content that can be integrated into existing classroom instruction and that helps students understand both values (like rights and tolerance) and institutions (like constitutional order and multi-level governance).
Funding is capped at an award ceiling of $400,000, meaning proposals must be scoped realistically to fit within that limit. While the solicitation does not specify the exact number of awards expected, it frames the work as a comprehensive, country-wide effort, which typically requires strong coordination capacity, standardized materials adaptable to different contexts, and practical mechanisms to support implementation across diverse jurisdictions and school systems.
Eligibility is open to U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and independent media. However, applicants are expected to demonstrate credible prior experience: proof of past performance is required specifically in developing civic education curricula, producing textbooks or comparable instructional materials, and delivering teacher professional development programs. This requirement signals that the funder is looking for implementers who can deliver not only content, but also the supporting systems that make content usable in real classrooms, including training teachers to teach the material effectively and consistently.
For U.S.-based applicants, there is an additional operational expectation: they must show they can work throughout all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, either on their own or through a partnership with a qualified in-country organization. This is a practical requirement tied to the nationwide scope and the political and administrative complexity of BiH; it pushes applicants to plan for on-the-ground reach, local coordination, and implementation pathways that can function across the Federation cantons, Republika Srpska, and Brcko District. The application deadline listed for the opportunity was March 21, 2017, with the opportunity originally created on February 17, 2017, indicating a relatively short application window and the need for applicants to already have relevant expertise and implementation relationships in place.Apply for APP007BIHCE
- The U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COMPREHENSIVE IN-SCHOOL CIVIC EDUCATION 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 2017-02-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-03-21. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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What is the Comprehensive In-School Civic Education Program?
The Comprehensive In-School Civic Education Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It focuses on expanding and strengthening civic education across Bosnia and Herzegovina through the formal school curriculum, with consistent coverage nationwide rather than a small regional pilot.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is APP007BIHCE.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.900.
Who is offering this grant opportunity?
The grant is offered by the U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to implement a comprehensive, nationwide, in-school civic education initiative embedded within official curricular structures across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Is this intended to be a pilot program in one region?
No. The solicitation emphasizes broad, consistent coverage across the entire country rather than a limited pilot in a single region.
Does the program need to be part of the formal school curriculum?
Yes. The opportunity is explicitly focused on civic education delivered through the formal school curriculum and embedded within official curricular structures, not treated as an extracurricular add-on.
What geographic coverage is required?
The program is expected to reach all administrative areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including all 10 Cantons in the Federation of BiH, Republika Srpska, and Brcko District.
Which student grade levels should the program target?
The program targets multiple grade bands and explicitly includes kindergartens, elementary schools, and secondary schools.
What topics should the civic education content cover?
The program is expected to teach foundational concepts and practical understanding of democratic life and civic responsibility. Emphasized topics include democratic society, justice, human rights, tolerance, the Bosnia and Herzegovina constitution, and how government functions at different levels within the country.
Does the opportunity imply that content should be age-appropriate?
Yes. The description implies age-appropriate content that can be integrated into classroom instruction across kindergarten through secondary school.
How long is the program expected to run?
The proposed program is designed to run over roughly a year of instructional programming within an overall project period spanning June 2017 through December 2018.
What is the overall project period?
The overall project period spans from June 2017 through December 2018.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $400,000, meaning proposals must be scoped to fit within that limit.
How many awards will be made?
The solicitation does not specify the exact number of awards expected.
What kinds of applicants are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is open to U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and independent media.
Are both U.S.-based and Bosnia and Herzegovina-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility statement includes U.S. organizations as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina organizations, as long as they fall into the eligible applicant categories.
Are there experience requirements for applicants?
Yes. Applicants are expected to provide proof of past performance in developing civic education curricula, producing textbooks or comparable instructional materials, and delivering teacher professional development programs.
What does "proof of past performance" need to relate to?
The required past performance is specifically tied to three areas: (1) civic education curriculum development, (2) production of textbooks or comparable instructional materials, and (3) teacher professional development programs.
Does the program expect teacher training to be part of the work?
Yes. The solicitation highlights teacher professional development as a required area of prior experience, signaling that training and support for teachers is considered important for consistent classroom implementation.
Are instructional materials like textbooks part of the expected approach?
The opportunity requires applicants to have past performance producing textbooks or comparable instructional materials, indicating that instructional materials are a key component of the approach.
What additional expectations apply to U.S.-based applicants?
U.S.-based applicants must show they can work throughout all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, either independently or through a partnership with a qualified in-country organization.
Does the opportunity allow partnerships with in-country organizations?
Yes. For U.S.-based applicants, the solicitation specifically notes they can meet nationwide operational expectations either on their own or through partnership with a qualified in-country organization.
Why is nationwide coordination emphasized?
The program is framed as a comprehensive, country-wide effort spanning multiple jurisdictions and school systems. This typically implies the need for strong coordination capacity and standardized materials adaptable to different contexts.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was originally created on February 17, 2017.
What was the application deadline?
The listed application deadline was March 21, 2017.
What does the timeline suggest about the application window?
Based on the creation date (February 17, 2017) and deadline (March 21, 2017), the application window was relatively short, implying applicants would need to already have relevant expertise and implementation relationships in place.
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