PDS-NEWZEALAND-2025-02: Young Pacific Leaders Conference and Regional Workshops
Closed
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 New Zealand notices from 2025.
U.S. Mission to New Zealand offered grants of up to $100,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $400,000 in total. Applications closed on August 15, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 17, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$100,000
- Award floor$50,000
- Total funding$400,000
- Expected awards4
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | July 17, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 15, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 14, 2025 |
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
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $100,000 per award.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The U.S. Embassy New Zealand Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to develop and implement 1-4 of the following Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference and Regional Workshops on each of the following topics: 1. YPL Annual Conference in New Caledonia or a Melanesian country for about $100,000, focusing on multilateral policy discussions that bolster U.S. security alliances with the Pacific contributing to a safer, stronger and more prosperous Pacific region. 2. YPL Regional Workshop on Security of Food Supply in Kiribati or a YPL country for about $100,000, focusing on commercial fishing, land and ocean-based resource management, and maritime domain awareness contributing to a stronger Pacific region. 3. YPL Regional Workshop on Digital Media Technology in Australia or New Zealand for about $100,000, focusing on digital reporting skills, exploring storytelling formats, building news revenue models, and growing digital reporting skills contributing to a safer Pacific region. 4. YPL Regional Workshop on Health Security in a YPL country for about $100,000, focusing on protecting national security and public safety interests contributing to a safer Pacific region.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | 2,478 | $50.3 million | |
| Meridian International Center | District of Columbia | 27 | $6.5 million |
| American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. | District of Columbia | 72 | $4.7 million |
| Cultural Vistas, Inc. | District of Columbia | 22 | $4.7 million |
| World Learning Inc. | Vermont | 25 | $4.4 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 PDS-NEWZEALAND-2025-02 still open?
No. It closed on August 15, 2025. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).
Who can apply for Young Pacific Leaders Conference and Regional Workshops?
U.S. Mission to New Zealand accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.
What is the deadline for Young Pacific Leaders Conference and Regional Workshops?
Closed August 15, 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 $100,000 each. About $400,000 in total across about 4 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.