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PDS-FI-FY25-01: U.S. Embassy in Finland Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement

Closed Closed March 28, 2025 Opportunity PDS-FI-FY25-01 ☆ Save

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 Finland notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$20,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and individuals.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $20,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Priority Program Areas: The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) at the U.S. embassy in Helsinki, Finland, invites proposals for programs that promote bilateral cooperation, highlight shared values, and focus specifically on the following priority areas: • Promoting economic prosperity and entrepreneurship, especially the facilitation of technology and innovation cooperation • Addressing global security challenges and increasing understanding of Finland’s integration into NATO, including programs in support of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiatives • Promoting youth, academic, and professional exchange programs • Promoting Arctic and High North collaboration The following types of programs are not eligible for funding: • Programs relating to partisan political activities • Charitable or development activities • Construction programs • Fund-raising campaigns • Lobbying for specific legislation • Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization • Programs intended for an individual’s personal enrichment or career development (including studies, study trips, conference participation or travel) • Programs implemented by an individual applicant with the intention of distributing funds to other implementors or participants • Programs which audiences’ age is below upper secondary/high school • Artist residencies • For-profit entities • None of the funds awarded resulting from this Notice of Funding Opportunity may be made available for subawards, direct financial support, or otherwise used to provide any payment or transfer to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The Notice of Funding Opportunity has been updated February 11 with the following: 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.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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