# Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/lbn-pds-2025-aps-celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360219

> U.S. Mission to Lebanon offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $75,000) to individuals. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $600,000 in total. Applications closed on September 2, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | LBN-PDS-2025-APS |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Lebanon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 2, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $75,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $600,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from Lebanon: • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Lebanese private educational institutions • Individuals PDS will review proposals exclusively submitted through the email address referenced in this APS. Awards may range from $150,000 to $250,000 for organizations. Awards may range from $75,000 to $150,000 for individuals.

## What the grant funds

On July 4, 2026 the United States of America will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout 2026, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut will celebrate this anniversary and highlight cultural, academic, innovation, trade, and historical influences and shared interests that shaped the relationship between Lebanon and the United States. The Public Diplomacy Section is pleased to announce this funding opportunity as part of this celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary. This is an Annual Program Statement (APS) that invites proposals for our year-long campaign to tell the story of America in Lebanon. It aims to support organizations in creating and developing public programs that celebrate the people, events, ideas, and legacies related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and the diplomacy and friendship with the Lebanese and Lebanon. Proposed programs must include Lebanese audiences, strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and Lebanon, promote increased understanding of the United States among the Lebanese public, and demonstrate a clear connection to the 250th anniversary. All programs must include a clear U.S. element or connection, which could involve cooperation with experts, private or public organizations, or institutions from the United States. Programs with countrywide reach will be considered favorably. This APS outlines our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all the instructions below.

## Questions people ask

### Is LBN-PDS-2025-APS still open?

No. It closed on September 2, 2025. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary?

U.S. Mission to Lebanon accepted applications from individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary?

Closed September 2, 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 $250,000 each. About $600,000 in total across about 4 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.