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AF-DRC-PDS-FY25-01: 2025 Annual Program Statement – DRC Small Grants Program

Closed Closed March 31, 2025 Opportunity AF-DRC-PDS-FY25-01

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 the Democratic Republic of Congo notices from 2024.

U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $2,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $50,000 in total. Applications closed on March 31, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 31, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedDecember 31, 2024
DeadlineMarch 31, 2025
Archived by Grants.govApril 30, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

The following organizations are eligible to apply: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions For-profit organizations are not eligible for this funding opportunity.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The Small Grants Program invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Programs should create opportunities for bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest and highlight shared values. All programs must include a U.S. element, such as an expert, organization, cultural element, or institution, that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa seeks to engage the public, civil society, media, and influencers at all levels of Congolese society and across the DRC with the goal of broadening understanding of U.S. policies, culture, history, society, and values.

Category: Other.

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 AF-DRC-PDS-FY25-01 still open?

No. It closed on March 31, 2025. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for 2025 Annual Program Statement – DRC Small Grants Program?

U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 2025 Annual Program Statement – DRC Small Grants Program?

Closed March 31, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $25,000 each. About $50,000 in total across about 10 awards.

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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