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PD-FY25-01: Public Diplomacy Mission Mexico FY25 Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed April 1, 2025 Opportunity PD-FY25-01

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 Mexico notices from 2025.

U.S. Mission to Mexico offered grants of up to $75,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on April 1, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 28, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 15, 2025
DeadlineApril 1, 2025
Archived by Grants.govMay 1, 2025

Who can apply

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

Individuals. Registered non-for-profit organizations, including thinktanks, academic institutions, and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience. Non-profit or governmental educational institutions; or Governmental institutions. U.S. organizations applying for funding must partner with a Mexican organization. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. Certification Regarding Compliance with applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws: None of the funds awarded under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) may be used for any initiatives or programs, or any activities that do not comply with Executive Order 14173 titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. By signing the SF-424 or SF-424I Application for Federal Assistance, the Applicant certifies the following: Its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code and; It does not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

U.S. Mission Mexico’s PDS invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding between the U.S. and Mexico through cultural, economic, educational, professional, and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include a U.S. cultural element, or connection with U.S. expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives. Programs that include multiple states and/or promote increased collaboration and networking between U.S. government program alumni are encouraged.

Category: Business and Commerce, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Energy, Income Security and Social Services, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Regional Development, Science and Technology and other Research and 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 PD-FY25-01 still open?

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

Who can apply for Public Diplomacy Mission Mexico FY25 Annual Program Statement?

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

What is the deadline for Public Diplomacy Mission Mexico FY25 Annual Program Statement?

Closed April 1, 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 $75,000 each. About $300,000 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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