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PAS-UKRAINE-2021-002: Ukraine: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Academic and Educational Programs

Closed Closed July 15, 2021 Opportunity PAS-UKRAINE-2021-002

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 Ukraine notices from 2021.

U.S. Mission to Ukraine offered grants of up to $40,000 (at least $10,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $200,000 in total. Applications closed on July 15, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 18, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 18, 2021
DeadlineJuly 15, 2021
Archived by Grants.govAugust 14, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

All 8 applicant types the notice lists

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announces the 2021 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support projects in educational area. Subject to availability of funds, the Embassy will award small grants as described below to Ukrainian and U.S.-based non-governmental, not- for-profit organizations. Specific thematic priorities and program requirements are described in detail below. The project must be tailored towards Ukrainian audiences, and all project activities supported by the U.S. Embassy grant should take place in Ukraine and incorporate a substantive U.S. component. The length of the project may be up to one year.

Category: Education.

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 PAS-UKRAINE-2021-002 still open?

No. It closed on July 15, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for Ukraine: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Academic and Educational Programs?

U.S. Mission to Ukraine accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for Ukraine: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Academic and Educational Programs?

Closed July 15, 2021. 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 $40,000 each. About $200,000 in total.

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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