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PD-002-FY2022: Cultural Programs

Closed Closed July 28, 2022 Opportunity PD-002-FY2022

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 Costa Rica notices from 2022.

U.S. Mission to Costa Rica offered grants of up to $30,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $100,000 in total. Applications closed on July 28, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 29, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJune 28, 2022
DeadlineJuly 28, 2022
Archived by Grants.govJuly 29, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Non-profit organizations and/or individuals

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Please refer to the Annual Program Statement document in https://cr.usembassy.gov/ or request it in PAgrantapplications@state.gov PD San Jose invites proposals for cultural programs that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for FY2022 that strengthen people-to-people ties between the U.S. and Costa Rica through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes cooperation. All programs must include an U.S. cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy, perspectives, history, culture, or values. Priority Program Areas Arts and Cultural Programs: Programs that foster cultural exchange and the promotion of shared values, reaching a broad public audience through festivals and other arts or cultural events. Sports Diplomacy: Programs that foster the promotion of shared values, inclusion, and equity through sports. · Diversity and Inclusion: Programs that promote equal rights and opportunities for immigrants, LGBTI individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous communities, and racial minorities. Target Audiences in Costa Rica Communities that are home to immigrant or migrant populations, Afro-descendant populations, Indigenous communities, LGBTQI+ communities, High school/university students, Communities outside the San Jose Metropolitan Region Activities that may be funded include, but are not limited to Speaking tours/public talks by U.S. experts, Activities that foster long-term collaboration between U.S. and Costa Rican institutions, Cultural heritage conservation, education, and preservation programs, Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions, Sports diplomacy programs.

Category: Other.

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 PD-002-FY2022 still open?

No. It closed on July 28, 2022. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for Cultural Programs?

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

What is the deadline for Cultural Programs?

Closed July 28, 2022. 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 $30,000 each. About $100,000 in total across about 10 awards.

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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