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21-VNM-NOFO-020202: U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy Grant Program

Closed Closed July 1, 2021 Opportunity 21-VNM-NOFO-020202

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Vietnam notices from 2021.

U.S. Mission to Vietnam offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities and individuals. It expected to make about 100 awards. Applications closed on July 1, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 9, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJune 9, 2021
DeadlineJuly 1, 2021
Archived by Grants.govJuly 31, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and individuals.

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What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi is pleased to announce an open competition for individuals and organizations to submit proposals for projects that further the U.S. Mission’s public diplomacy goals through programming that highlights shared U.S.-Vietnam values while promoting bilateral cooperation. This announcement outlines our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting funding requests.

Category: Disaster Prevention and Relief, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Humanities, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Public Diplomacy Programs (19.040) awarded $358 million across 13,489 grant awards, an average of $26,570 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees2,478$50.3 million
Meridian International CenterDistrict of Columbia27$6.5 million
American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc.District of Columbia72$4.7 million
Cultural Vistas, Inc.District of Columbia22$4.7 million
World Learning Inc.Vermont25$4.4 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($44.3 million), New York ($12.8 million), California ($12.3 million), Virginia ($5.3 million), Texas ($4.8 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 21-VNM-NOFO-020202 still open?

No. It closed on July 1, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy Grant Program?

U.S. Mission to Vietnam accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy Grant Program?

Closed July 1, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.

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