How much funding is available in total?

$100,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

FederalForecastedU.S. Mission to Benin

U.S. Embassy Cotonou PDS Request for Statements of Interest

Awards $5,000 – $20,000 per recipient for individuals, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification).

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IndividualsOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Other

In one sentence

U.S. Embassy Cotonou PDS Request for Statements of Interest awards $5,000 – $20,000 per recipient, open to individuals, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification).

Record fields

Program pool (total): $100,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $20,000
Award floor: $5,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not stated
Deadline type: Not stated
Opens: May 2, 2025
Status: Forecasted
Eligible entities: Individuals · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: Not confirmed
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

$100,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$20,000

Who can apply?

level

federal

Derived from the source that published this record

entity

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

Source field: entity types

industry

Other

Source field: industries

demographic

U.S. and Beninese governmental institutions, U.S. and Beninese individuals, U.S. and Beninese non-profit or governmental educational institutions, U.S. and Beninese registered not-for-profit organizations

Source field: demographics

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from U.S. and Beninese:• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience;• Individuals;• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;• Governmental institutions.For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.

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When does it close?

Not statedDeadline type Not stated

Common questions

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How much can one applicant receive?: $5,000 – $20,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?: $100,000 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?: Individuals, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).

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Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-04

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-03

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.