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STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-23-0001: Annual Program Statement for Public Diplomacy Cultural and Educational Programs

Closed Closed April 30, 2023 Opportunity STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-23-0001

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 Kyrgyzstan notices from 2023.

U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan offered grants of up to $80,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards. Applications closed on April 30, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 9, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-24-0001November 1, 2023Closed August 17, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedFebruary 10, 2023
DeadlineApril 30, 2023

Who can apply

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

The following organizations are eligible to apply:• Kyrgyz Republic-registered:• Not-for-profit organizations,• Civil society/non-governmental organizations,• Think tanks,• Public and private not-for-profit educational institutions,• Individuals, and• U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, and individuals seeking funding to support cultural and/or educational programs in the Kyrgyz Republic and partnering with Kyrgyz Republic-registered organizations. Applications with no clear description of a Kyrgyz-Republic-registered partner and its role in the proposed project will be rejected during the pre-screening stage.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

PDS invites proposals for programs that support one of the following U.S. Embassy priority program areas: 1. Sustainable Economic Growth Proposals should promote inclusive economy built upon regional connectivity, enhanced human capital, clean energy, and sustainable development. 2. Accountable Governance and Stability Proposals should advance more accountable, inclusive governance underpinning a stable Kyrgyz Republic using American informational, educational, or cultural resources. 3. Combating Transnational Threats Proposals should strengthen regional security and stability and combat transnational threats through engagement with diverse, targeted stakeholders on key issues like violent extremism, human trafficking, and emergency preparedness, incorporating American informational, educational, or cultural resources.

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 STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-23-0001 still open?

No. It closed on April 30, 2023. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for Annual Program Statement for Public Diplomacy Cultural and Educational Programs?

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

What is the deadline for Annual Program Statement for Public Diplomacy Cultural and Educational Programs?

Closed April 30, 2023. 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 $80,000 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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