Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS CMR FY20 05
The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon, under the Department of State (U.S. Mission to Cameroon), offered a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Faces of Peace - Using Comic Books to Promote a Culture of Peace in Cameroon" (Funding Opportunity Number: PAS CMR FY20 05). The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Embassy would likely remain actively involved in shaping or supporting implementation rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The opportunity was created on July 2, 2020, with an original application deadline of August 15, 2020. The program anticipated making one award, with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $15,000.
The central purpose of the grant was to support a week-long Arts Envoy Program featuring an American comic book author. The project theme, "Faces of Peace," focused on using comic books specifically, and other art forms more broadly, as tools to encourage peacebuilding and healthier public discourse in Cameroon. In practical terms, the program aimed to convene and engage local stakeholders across the comics and book ecosystem, including Cameroonian comic book creators, graphic novelists, teachers, publishers, and other members of the broader book industry. Through workshops, exchanges, and collaborative activities led by the visiting American author, the program sought to strengthen how storytelling and visual narrative can influence attitudes and community conversations.
A key objective was to help participants think more intentionally about how comics can shape the social narrative, including how stories can spotlight and unpack the drivers of instability and extremism. The opportunity description emphasizes promoting a culture of peace by encouraging public dialogue characterized by restraint, friendliness, and respect for differing or dissenting voices. In other words, the Embassy was looking for a project that treats comics as a serious civic and educational medium: one that can model empathy, reduce polarization, and create space for non-violent, constructive engagement across differences.
Alongside peace and social cohesion goals, the program also included an economic development angle. It aimed to build the capacity of authors and publishers to use comics to grow professional opportunities, strengthen the local creative economy, and contribute to youth employment. This reflects an intent to pair the cultural and educational impacts of comics with practical skills and industry development, so that participants can translate creative work into sustainable livelihood pathways and a stronger publishing and creative sector over time.
Eligibility for applying was open to a range of applicants, including nonprofit organizations with or without U.S. 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and individuals. The funding activity categories associated with the opportunity included arts, education, and humanities (CFDA 19.040), reflecting the program's blend of cultural diplomacy, learning, and creative-sector development.Apply for PAS CMR FY20 05
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Cameroon in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Faces of Peace – Using Comic Books to Promote a Culture of Peace in Cameroon" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 02, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2020. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals.
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What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Faces of Peace - Using Comic Books to Promote a Culture of Peace in Cameroon."
Who offered this grant opportunity?
This discretionary grant opportunity was offered by the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon under the Department of State (U.S. Mission to Cameroon).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAS CMR FY20 05.
What type of award was planned for this opportunity?
The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the Embassy would likely stay actively involved in shaping or supporting implementation rather than only providing funds.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 2, 2020.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was August 15, 2020.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated making one award.
What was the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling (maximum funding level) was $15,000.
What was the central purpose of the project?
The central purpose was to support a week-long Arts Envoy Program featuring an American comic book author, using comics (and other art forms more broadly) as tools to encourage peacebuilding and healthier public discourse in Cameroon.
What is meant by the "Faces of Peace" theme?
"Faces of Peace" refers to a project theme centered on using comic books specifically as a medium to promote a culture of peace, encourage constructive dialogue, and support social cohesion.
What kinds of activities were expected under the program?
The description highlights workshops, exchanges, and collaborative activities led by a visiting American comic book author, designed to engage local stakeholders and strengthen the use of storytelling and visual narrative to influence attitudes and community conversations.
Who was the program intended to engage in Cameroon?
The program aimed to convene and engage stakeholders across the comics and book ecosystem, including Cameroonian comic book creators, graphic novelists, teachers, publishers, and other members of the broader book industry.
How does the opportunity connect comics to peacebuilding?
The opportunity emphasizes comics as a serious civic and educational medium that can shape social narratives, spotlight and unpack drivers of instability and extremism, and encourage dialogue marked by restraint, friendliness, and respect for differing or dissenting voices.
What kind of public discourse outcomes did the Embassy want to promote?
The program aimed to encourage healthier public discourse characterized by non-violent, constructive engagement across differences, including respectful space for dissenting views.
Does the opportunity focus only on culture and education, or also on economic outcomes?
It includes an economic development angle as well, aiming to build the capacity of authors and publishers to use comics to grow professional opportunities, strengthen the local creative economy, and contribute to youth employment.
How was youth employment connected to the project concept?
The opportunity described building skills and capacity so that creative work in comics and publishing could translate into professional opportunities and livelihood pathways, supporting longer-term development of the local creative and publishing sector.
What were the main program areas or categories associated with this opportunity?
The funding activity categories associated with the opportunity included arts, education, and humanities.
What CFDA listing was associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity referenced CFDA 19.040.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was open to nonprofit organizations with or without U.S. 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and individuals.
Are U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits required to apply?
No. The description states that nonprofit organizations could apply with or without U.S. 501(c)(3) status.
Are institutions of higher education eligible to apply?
No. The eligibility description specifically excludes institutions of higher education.
Is this an open-ended arts grant, or is it tied to a specific program format?
It is tied to a specific format: a week-long Arts Envoy Program featuring an American comic book author, with stakeholder engagement and activities focused on comics as a vehicle for peacebuilding and social cohesion.
Does the opportunity emphasize comic books only, or other art forms as well?
It emphasizes comic books specifically while also noting other art forms more broadly as tools to encourage peacebuilding and healthier public discourse.
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