Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program

Awards $10,000 – $70,000 per recipient for ngos, other legal entity, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, think tanks, closing Not stated.

In one sentence

Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program awards $10,000 – $70,000 per recipient, open to ngos, other legal entity, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, think tanks.

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$200,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$70,000
Award floor
$10,000
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Not stated
Deadline type
fixed
Opens
Not stated
Status
Forecasted
Eligible entities
NGOs · Other Legal Entity · academic institutions · non-profit organizations · think tanks
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Advance(s)
Application effort
Heavy
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$200,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$70,000

Who can apply?

entity

NGOs, Other Legal Entity, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, think tanks

Source field: entity types
use

Advance transatlantic partnership on foreign policy and security objectives including collective defense, countering disinformation, balancing relationships with China, promoting EU enlargement, supporting democratic governance, and aligning Middle East policies, Enhance European energy security and promote sustainable development, Increase public understanding of transatlantic shared values through programs engaging EU policymakers, opinion shapers, and publics including conferences, workshops, training seminars, and digital/social media initiatives, Strengthen transatlantic economic relationship through programs addressing malign influence in trade, increasing market access, promoting data privacy and digital economy norms, and promoting intellectual property rights

Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Applicants must be legally recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, or academic institutions that comply with U.S. and EU requirements. EU-based applicants must be listed in the EU Transparency Register. All applicants must have a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number from Dun and Bradstreet and an active SAM registration before award is granted.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Not statedfixed deadline

What can the money be used for?

Strengthen transatlantic economic relationship through programs addressing malign influence in trade, increasing market access, promoting data privacy and digital economy norms, and promoting intellectual property rightsAdvance transatlantic partnership on foreign policy and security objectives including collective defense, countering disinformation, balancing relationships with China, promoting EU enlargement, supporting democratic governance, and aligning Middle East policiesEnhance European energy security and promote sustainable developmentIncrease public understanding of transatlantic shared values through programs engaging EU policymakers, opinion shapers, and publics including conferences, workshops, training seminars, and digital/social media initiatives

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort
Heavy
Disbursement
Advance(s)
Matching funds
No
Cost sharing or matching is not required for this funding opportunity, but it is encouraged. Any cost sharing must be clearly laid out in the proposal and budget estimate.

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

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How much can one applicant receive?
$10,000 – $70,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?
$200,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Who is eligible to apply?
NGOs, Other Legal Entity, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, think tanks.
What can the funding be used for?
Strengthen transatlantic economic relationship through programs addressing malign influence in trade, increasing market access, promoting data privacy and digital economy norms, and promoting intellectual property rights, Advance transatlantic partnership on foreign policy and security objectives including collective defense, countering disinformation, balancing relationships with China, promoting EU enlargement, supporting democratic governance, and aligning Middle East policies, Enhance European energy security and promote sustainable development, Increase public understanding of transatlantic shared values through programs engaging EU policymakers, opinion shapers, and publics including conferences, workshops, training seminars, and digital/social media initiatives, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing or matching is not required for this funding opportunity, but it is encouraged. Any cost sharing must be clearly laid out in the proposal and budget estimate.
Is the money paid up front or reimbursed?
Paid in advance rather than as a reimbursement.
How demanding is the application?
Heavy, on the source's own classification.
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-08-31
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.