ND-NOFO-24-100: Better Understanding of American Policy for Established Opinion Leaders
Closed
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 India notices from 2023.
U.S. Mission to India offered grants of up to $80,000 (at least $48,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $80,000 in total. Applications closed on January 10, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 9, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$80,000
- Award floor$48,000
- Total funding$80,000
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | November 9, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | January 10, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | February 9, 2024 |
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)
• Not for profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non- governmental organizations. • Public and private educational institutions with nationwide reach • Public international organizations and governmental Institutions
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $80,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Section in New Delhi, under the U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a series of events to provide established opinion leaders a ringside view of American-funded programs in India. The proposals are being solicited for a Cooperative Agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section II from legally recognized organizations that meet U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs specified below. The program envisages taking journalists from print, digital, and broadcast outlets to see U.S. government programs in action, meet the beneficiaries of the programs, and talk on-the-record with the Mission India principals about the policy or goal behind the projects. This will showcase to these influential media persons the long history of close cooperation between India and the United States in various fields, from culture to health like COVID response and vaccine production. These 12 press events, through a one-year period, can be in any of the four consulate or the embassy New Delhi’s region. The United States and India are better together, and so the goal is to foster increased understanding of U.S. government policy on the part of Established Opinion Leaders in India, to increase their sentiment of the United States as a reliable partner and encourage future cooperation. (Please refer to the full announcement available under 'related documents' tab)
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | 2,478 | $50.3 million | |
| Meridian International Center | District of Columbia | 27 | $6.5 million |
| American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. | District of Columbia | 72 | $4.7 million |
| Cultural Vistas, Inc. | District of Columbia | 22 | $4.7 million |
| World Learning Inc. | Vermont | 25 | $4.4 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 ND-NOFO-24-100 still open?
No. It closed on January 10, 2024. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).
Who can apply for Better Understanding of American Policy for Established Opinion Leaders?
U.S. Mission to India accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Better Understanding of American Policy for Established Opinion Leaders?
Closed January 10, 2024. 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 $80,000 each. About $80,000 in total for one award.
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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