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PAS-KWT-FY25-01: U.S. Embassy Kuwait PAS Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed July 31, 2025 Opportunity PAS-KWT-FY25-01 ☆ 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 Kuwait notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$25,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$200,000
• Expected awards15
• 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)

The Public Affairs Section encourages applications from Kuwait based: - Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience. - Individuals. -Non-profit educational institutions. ____________________________________________ • Only Kuwait-registered organizations or Kuwait-based individual applicants will be considered.• 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 $25,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

A. Basic Information 1. OverviewFunding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Kuwait PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number: PAS-KWT-FY25-01 Announcement Type: Initial Announcement Deadline for Applications: July 31, 2025 Assistance Listing Number: 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs Length of performance period: 1 to 12 months Number of awards anticipated: 10 - 15 awards (dependent on amounts) Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $25,000 (subject to availability of funds) Total available funding: $100,000 - $200,000 (Variable) Type of Funding: FY25 Smith Mundt Public Diplomacy Funds Anticipated program start date: October 1, 2025 (for a maximum of one year) The U.S. Embassy Kuwait Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Funding Instrument Type: Grant, fixed amount award (FAA), or cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements and some FAAs are different from grants in that bureau/embassy staff are more actively involved in the grant implementation (“Substantial Involvement”). Program Performance Period: Proposed projects should be completed in 12 months or less. The Department of State will entertain applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the initial budget period on a non-competitive basis subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the program, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the U.S. Department of State. This notice is subject to the availability of funds. 2. Executive Summary Priority Region: Kuwait Executive Summary The U.S. Embassy Kuwait’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) announces funding opportunities through the FY25 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support projects that foster cultural, educational, and bilateral cooperation between the United States and Kuwait. This APS outlines strategic funding priorities, eligibility criteria, and application guidelines for grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, with project durations of up to 12 months.

Category: Arts, Business and Commerce, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health, Humanities, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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