U.S. Embassy The Hague, PAS, REMVE Mayoral Exchanges and Summit

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy The Hague, PAS, REMVE Mayoral Exchanges and Summit Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-002-FY2021 Deadline for Applications: August 31, 2021 CFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Total Amount Available: $300,000 A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY U.S. Embassy The Hague, Public Affairs Section (PAS), announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to engage local government officials and community leaders in the Netherlands and Europe writ large on best practices for preventing and countering racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE). Specifically, the awardee will, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and the Strong Cities Network will: 1) facilitate travel by a delegation of Dutch mayors to Washington, D.C. to participate in the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting (five days/four nights for up to 10 people) in January 2022; 2) organize a two-day summit on REMVE for mayors from the Netherlands, other European countries, and the United States in fall 2022; and 3) facilitate follow-on site visits and meetings in the Netherlands for U.S. mayors attending the summit (six days/five nights for up to 10 people). The awardee will be asked to arrange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), which manages the Strong Cities Network, to work with them as a sub-awardee (budget estimate: TBD). PROJECT GOALS 1) Raise awareness among local government officials and community leaders about the spread of hateful and intolerant ideologies by racially/ethnically motivated violent extremists, including via propaganda imported from third countries. 2) Encourage local government officials to work with community leaders and national government officials to actively counter hateful and intolerant ideologies. 3) Encourage local government officials to share best practices and lessons learned on countering racially/ethnically motivated violent extremism with counterparts from third countries, including via the Strong Cities Network. BACKGROUND Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) is an essential counterterrorism tool, consisting of a broad spectrum of activities that range from...

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