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DOSRUS-24-GR-001: U.S. Embassy Moscow, Public Affairs Section FY 2024 Annual Program Statement (APS)

Closed Closed April 24, 2024 Opportunity DOSRUS-24-GR-001 ☆ Save

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 Russia notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility is limited to recipients qualified to receive U.S. grants and able to develop and implement programs with persons within the Russian Federation and/or programs that incorporate communities maintaining ties to people living in Russia. Preference will be given to programs implemented in the Russian Federation or directly reaching people living in Russia. These include:• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, educational institutions, civil society organizations, and individuals carrying out programs in support of civil society; • Commercial educational and cultural organizations with not-for-profit activities;• Museums, national parks, and nature reserves, and;• Individuals. For-profit or commercial entities are NOT eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

BACKGROUND: The United States government has unequivocally condemned the Russian government’s aggressive foreign policy, which culminated in the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, the United States respects the Russian people and their contributions to science, culture, and constructive bilateral relations over many decades and who face systematic repression of their fundamental freedoms by their own government. The people-to-people connections between our countries have weathered challenging times in the past, and remain the bedrock upon which a future, more constructive relationship could emerge. In that spirit, the United States supports people-to-people engagements, exchange programs, and other initiatives that promote interaction between the Russian and American people with the aim of keeping the door open to that better future. We continue to welcome individual Russian students, scholars, and civil society members to our country and our academic institutions to learn about American people, values, and institutions firsthand. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Moscow Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces funding is available through our Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This APS outlines our funding priorities, strategic themes, and the procedure for submitting requests for funding. Applications for programs are accepted until the deadline of Аpril 24, 2024. The U.S. Embassy will not accept applications under the 2024 NOFO after that deadline. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Please use the grant application mandatory forms and consider using the proposal and budget templates found on our website sidebar. Purpose of Public Diplomacy Grants: PDS Moscow invites proposals for projects that support future constructive relations and reinforce ties between the American and Russian people. All grant proposals must convey an element of U.S. history, culture, or values. Competitive proposals should support a priority program area (see below). Competitive proposals should also include a connection with U.S. expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased cooperation between the people of the United States and Russia even after the program has finished.

Category: Other.

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.