Opportunity Information: Apply for C NOFO 21 105
Tech Camp: Navigating Coastal India's Water Woes (Funding Opportunity Number C NOFO 21 105) is a U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India grant opportunity designed to strengthen how India tackles coastal and ocean-linked water challenges by pairing governance needs with practical, tech-driven problem solving. The central idea is to build a shared working space where government decision-makers and implementers can collaborate directly with technologists, environmental experts, and socially focused entrepreneurs, so that water and ocean priorities move from broad policy ambitions into concrete projects, tools, and partnerships that can be tested and adopted.
The project centers on hosting a three-day TechCamp that brings together up to 60 participants, including government and municipal officials, policymakers, technology experts, and environmental and social entrepreneurs (with trainers included in that mix). A core goal is improved governance outcomes in water, ocean, and environmental issues by increasing cooperation across levels of government and across sectors. Success is expected to show up in measurable skill gains among participants and in the strength and practicality of the follow-on work that participants pursue after the event, rather than ending the effort at the workshop stage.
A major technical deliverable of the TechCamp is to take five to six complex, multifaceted ocean-related problems and translate them into clear, well-scoped technical specifications that software and technology designers can actually work with. This reframing step is important because many public-sector environmental challenges are described in policy language, while most digital solutions require tightly defined user needs, data inputs, operational constraints, and measurable outputs. During the camp, teams are expected to identify how advances in information and communications technology (ICT) can be applied to these problems, whether through new digital tools, improvements to existing systems already in use, or early-stage prototypes tailored to each defined problem. Progress is intended to be tracked through the number and quality of targeted small-group sessions, demonstrations of tools and methods, and the creation or refinement of prototypes.
Beyond the camp itself, the opportunity places strong emphasis on implementation. The expectation is that participants will develop action plans for five to six follow-on projects with real stakeholder buy-in, positioned to launch within three to six months after the TechCamp. These follow-on efforts could include hackathons, smaller regional mini-TechCamps, or more focused training sessions at local, state, or national levels, depending on where adoption and capacity gaps are most urgent. The grant also seeks to catalyze public-private partnerships, including ties with technology companies and U.S. multinational firms, and to build durable networks that strengthen connections with American institutions, extending the value of the camp well beyond a single convening.
Another stated objective is alignment with ongoing U.S. Mission priorities and related programming in India. The TechCamp is meant to connect with past and current grants, institutional partnerships, and expert exchange programs in areas like sustainable water management, ocean health, disaster resilience, and environmental health. In practice, this means the project should reinforce and amplify U.S. diplomatic mission messaging on environmental health priorities, including through traditional and social media, while also introducing the TechCamp model to high-tech communities in India that may not have engaged with it before.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, indicating the agency expects an active partnership role during execution rather than a hands-off grant. The activity category is Environment, under CFDA 19.040. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The program anticipated a single award with an award ceiling of $120,000. The opportunity was posted July 12, 2021, with an original closing date of August 11, 2021.Apply for C NOFO 21 105
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tech Camp: Navigating Coastal India’s Water Woes" 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 12, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 2021. (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 $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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