# Notice of Funding Opportunity 2026 – Lebanon

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/lbn-pds-2026-nofo-notice-of-funding-opportunity-2026-lebanon/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363090

> U.S. Mission to Lebanon offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on August 7, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | LBN-PDS-2026-NOFO |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Lebanon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 7, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

Not-for-profit Lebanese organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations.

## What the grant funds

Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Beirut, Lebanon announces an open competition to implement programs that promote U.S. priorities and strengthen ties between the United States and Lebanon. U.S. priorities include highlighting U.S.-led peace and stabilization efforts and advancing digital literacy to identify and counter false adversarial narratives and claims. All programs must include an American element, or connection with American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Please follow all instructions below. Project Background, Goals, and Objectives The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) invites proposals for programs that support the following U.S. Embassy Beirut priority program area: · Advance digital literacy, the use of artificial intelligence tools, and other instruments and forums to identify and counter false adversarial narratives and claims. Applicants are expected to identify their target audience, scope of work and effectively measure the results of their programs throughout the implementation period. This includes designing a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan, detailing how the project’s performance will be tracked over time, and outlining the approach and data collection strategies to be utilized. PDS encourages project ideas that acknowledge the United States as Lebanon’s committed partner, reinforce expectations of mutual responsibility in addressing and overcoming challenges, and highlight the built-in elements that constitute the building blocks of American excellence (i.e. innovation, education, culture, and creativity). Project Goal: Strengthen local public understanding of U.S.-led peace and stabilization efforts, and its role as a partner committed to security, economic opportunity, and responsible regional leadership. Project Objectives: PDS welcomes project ideas that advance one of the following objectives. Objective: Advance digital literacy, the use of artificial intelligence tools, and other instruments and forums to identify and counter false adversarial narratives and claims. Programs that advance digital literacy among local audiences and/or knowledge-based institutions to identify and counter false information. Programs that leverage artificial intelligence tools and platforms to identify, analyze, and counter false adversarial narratives that undermine Lebanon’s stability.

## Questions people ask

### Is LBN-PDS-2026-NOFO still open?

No. It closed on August 7, 2026.

### Who can apply for Notice of Funding Opportunity 2026 – Lebanon?

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

### What is the deadline for Notice of Funding Opportunity 2026 – Lebanon?

Closed August 7, 2026. 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 $500,000 in total across about 2 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.