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OFOP0001900: US Embassy Timor Leste FY25 Program Statement

Closed Closed August 31, 2025 Opportunity OFOP0001900

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 Timor-Leste notices from 2025.

U.S. Mission to Timor-Leste offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $2,500) to individuals. Applications closed on August 31, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 7, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 23, 2025
DeadlineAugust 31, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to individuals.

More grants for individuals.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Public Diplomacy Section Dili, Timor Leste invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the two nations. All programs must include an American element, or connection with American experts, organization, institutions in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of US policy and perspectives. We are looking for proposals that connect, inform, inspire change, or persuade public audiences in the county in connection with US priority goals and objectives. Strengthen ties between the two nation through programing that promotes an increased understanding of US perspectives, enhances bilateral cooperation and strengthens people to people ties, and strengthen economic and technological partnerships with the United States or decreases country vulnerabilities to economic coercion and exploitation.

Category: Community Development.

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 OFOP0001900 still open?

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

Who can apply for US Embassy Timor Leste FY25 Program Statement?

U.S. Mission to Timor-Leste accepted applications from individuals.

What is the deadline for US Embassy Timor Leste FY25 Program Statement?

Closed August 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.

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.