# Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-ukraine-fy23-03-entrepreneurship-in-arts-and-creative-industries/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348471

> U.S. Mission to Ukraine offered grants of up to $55,000 (at least $15,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $100,000 in total. Applications closed on July 31, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-UKRAINE-FY23-03 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Ukraine |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 31, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $55,000 |
| Award floor | $15,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $100,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. and Ukrainian not-for-profit organizations, think-tanks, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, not-for-profit educational and cultural institutions

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for Ukrainian and U.S. registered non-profit, non-governmental organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to foster entrepreneurship in arts and creative industries. The arts are especially crucial now during Russia’s war of aggression since they strengthen collective resilience and safeguard Ukrainian identity. This funding opportunity will help create a diverse, multistakeholder system for the arts that responds to the needs of different audiences across Ukraine and promotes cooperation between arts organizations, ministries, NGOs, and private sector companies. The U.S. Embassy Kyiv Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) invites Ukrainian and U.S. registered non-profit, non-governmental organizations to apply for funding to support entrepreneurship in arts and creative industries as a dominant social and economic power in the times of crisis. The projects should feature U.S. – Ukraine collaboration in arts management and creative industries. Projects for startups, arts organizations and creative businesses should focus on one of the following: Capacity building. Projects should help organizations to: evaluate their organizational capacity, viability of business model, sustainability and accessibility, develop a go-to-market strategy and operations plan for a commercial or social venture; develop crowdfunding & pitching skills to attract investment in arts; make connections between art and business / private and public partnership in arts; develop business skills to act entrepreneurially and to profit financially and socially; support creative business development process, exploring knowledge bases, processes, and practices to an entrepreneurial approach in art making and art management; develop and conduct educational programs and trainings for artists and art managers, including topics such as sustainable business financing methods, business efficiency, alternative sources of financing; Developing and realizing innovative projects in arts and creative industries that : may include newness in culinary arts, sustainable built environment, urban planning, sustainable fashion, and others; promote innovations and technological change in creative industries.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-UKRAINE-FY23-03 still open?

No. It closed on July 31, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries?

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

### What is the deadline for Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries?

Closed July 31, 2023. 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 $55,000 each. About $100,000 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.