In the Headlines

The United against COVID-19 Fund will provide financial support to 74 projects in more than 65 locations in Bulgaria following the first round of applications, which ended on April 16.

“Effective solutions are only possible with the overall mobilization of business, citizens, and government and the compelling narrative of the media,” says Desislava Taliokova, executive director of the America for Bulgaria Foundation.

The Bulgarian Donors Forum, America for Bulgaria Foundation, US Embassy in Bulgaria, and American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria have united efforts to establish the United against COVID-19 response fund to support local communities across Bulgaria.

The outpouring of support and activity that we have seen over the past three weeks has been nothing short of amazing. I am inspired by what your fellow citizens have managed to do in such a short amount of time, and I want to single out the NGO community and Bulgaria’s teachers for special praise.

In recognition of the inspiring Bulgarian volunteers assisting their fellow Bulgarians during the COVID-19 crisis, US Embassy Sofia and the America for Bulgaria Foundation will award financial gifts to Bulgarian citizens, nonprofit initiatives, and small/medium-size businesses providing services to support their communities.

Doctors and medical staff are the heroes on the frontlines of this effort. We applaud their professionalism, commitment, and courage in the fight against the coronavirus. Thank you!

Our office will be closed until further notice, but our work continues. Please do not hesitate to discuss with your respective program officer at the Foundation any uncertainties regarding ongoing grants or new grant requests. But please understand that as we adapt to the new realities, you may experience a delay in receiving a response. 

US Ambassador Herro Mustafa visited the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in February.

We live at a time when we take camera-equipped phones and instant communication for granted, so it is hard for anyone in 2020 to imagine that week-old copy would count as “breaking news” and that, to convey the horrors of war, journalists would have to draw them, literally.