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PD-FY26-CANADA-NOFO-001: U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada

Closed Closed July 31, 2026 Opportunity PD-FY26-CANADA-NOFO-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$200,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Ottawa announces an open competition to implement a program to connect U.S. citizen talent, including subject matter experts, artists and cultural professionals, and current and former American athletes and coaches, with Canadian audiences and institutions on topics of strategic importance to the United States. Recipients should be prepared to identify and recruit U.S. citizen experts in the following strategic areas, in addition to arts, cultural, and sports experts that showcase American excellence: · U.S. prosperity and economic security (e.g. supply chains; digital policy; trade; transboundary water issues, etc.). · Defense (e.g. defense spending, procurement; NORAD modernization; Arctic domain awareness and deterrence, etc.). · Border security (e.g. combatting illegal trafficking, smuggling, migration, etc.). · Freedom of speech (e.g. exposing censorship, promoting transparency etc.). · Artificial Intelligence (e.g. promoting American AI exports, building enabling infrastructure, countering foreign influence in emerging technologies, etc.). Programs will be conducted in-person and/or through virtual platforms. The proposal should outline how the grantee would address both options. In-person programs will generally range from two days to one week in length. Virtual programs will usually take place on a single specified date and time and may be part of a continuing series. U.S. talent will address topics identified by the U.S. Mission to Canada that will advance Administration and U.S. Mission to Canada strategic goals.

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Applying now

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