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PDS-OSL-APS-FY25-0001: Annual Program Statement - Small Grants Program

Closed Closed June 15, 2025 Opportunity PDS-OSL-APS-FY25-0001 ☆ 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 Norway notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$24,000
• Award floor$1,000
• Total funding$100,000
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Norwegian and American not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizationsPublic and private educational institutionsIndividualsPublic International Organizations and Governmental institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $24,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Public Diplomacy section at U.S. Embassy Norway is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Annual Program Statement Small Grants Program. This Notice of Funding Opportunity outlines our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. All programs must include an American element. Examples of American elements include, but are not limited to, connections with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. The program should have a public outreach component that specifically engages audiences in Norway. We accept grant proposals on a rolling basis until the submission deadline. Proposals that seek to advance the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Norway in the following areas will be prioritized: · Highlight the importance of the strong security and defense relationship between the U.S. and Norway · Promote awareness of, and interest in, benefits of the economic relationship between the U.S. and Norway · Share best practices in research security and academic integrity. · Expand bilateral ties based on shared Norwegian and American values · Capitalize on interest in the history and legacy of Norwegian emigration to the United States during the bicentennial commemorations in 2025 to underscore connections between contemporary Norway and the U.S.

Category: Other.

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.