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PDS-UKRAINE-FY25-01: U.S. - UA Sisters Cities Program: Strengthening Partnerships for Security, Innovation, and Prosperity

Closed Closed July 28, 2025 Opportunity PDS-UKRAINE-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 Ukraine notices from 2025.

U.S. Mission to Ukraine offered grants of up to $200,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 28, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 16, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJune 16, 2025
DeadlineJuly 28, 2025
Archived by Grants.govAugust 27, 2025

Who can apply

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

Ukrainian and U.S.-registered non-profit, non-governmental organizations.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy Kyiv Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for Ukrainian and U.S. non-profit, non-governmental organizations to apply for a grant to revitalize or establish city-to-city partnerships between Ukrainian and American communities. Aligned with the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, this initiative promotes sustainable partnerships that encourage U.S. investment and deepen bilateral cooperation in Ukraine’s postwar recovery and long-term development to counter authoritarian influence and sustain strong U.S.-Ukraine relations.

Category: Other.

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 PDS-UKRAINE-FY25-01 still open?

No. It closed on July 28, 2025. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for U.S. - UA Sisters Cities Program: Strengthening Partnerships for Security, Innovation, and Prosperity?

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

What is the deadline for U.S. - UA Sisters Cities Program: Strengthening Partnerships for Security, Innovation, and Prosperity?

Closed July 28, 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 $200,000 each.

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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