Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF)

Awards $5,000 – $24,500 per recipient for individuals, nonprofit, not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, public and private educational institutions, closing Rolling — no fixed deadline.

IndividualsNonprofitNot-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizationsPublic and private educational institutionsEducation

In one sentence

Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) awards $5,000 – $24,500 per recipient, open to individuals, nonprofit, not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, public and private educational institutions, accepting applications on a rolling…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$40,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$24,500
Estimated funding of $40,000 available for Fiscal Year 2026, subject to availability of Public Diplomacy funds. Expected number of awards: 2.
Award floor
$5,000
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed deadline
Deadline type
rolling
Opens
May 20, 2026
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Individuals · Nonprofit · Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations · Public and private educational institutions
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
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
$40,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$24,500

Source wording: “Estimated funding of $40,000 available for Fiscal Year 2026, subject to availability of Public Diplomacy funds. Expected number of awards: 2.

Who can apply?

entity

Individuals, Nonprofit, Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, Public and private educational institutions

Source field: entity types
industry

Education

Source field: industries
use

Celebrate American arts, film, sports, and music, particularly among youth, Create opportunities for U.S.-Austria collaboration in technological and scientific fields, Enhance understanding of the United States and U.S.-Austrian shared history, Highlight American technological and scientific innovation and economic dynamism, Promote understanding of U.S. global foreign policy and economic priorities and interests among Austrian publics, particularly young people, Strengthen U.S.-Austria efforts to combat shared transnational threats such as terrorism, illegal migration, antisemitism, or drug trafficking, Support U.S.-Austrian initiatives advancing U.S. priorities

Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Applicants must be Austria, European, or U.S.-based organizations and individuals with proven experience executing programs. Nonprofits must have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education). Proposals demonstrating long-term sustainability receive priority.

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

When does it close?

No fixed deadlineRollingrolling deadline

Selection process can take up to two-three months

What can the money be used for?

Promote understanding of U.S. global foreign policy and economic priorities and interests among Austrian publics, particularly young peopleSupport U.S.-Austrian initiatives advancing U.S. prioritiesStrengthen U.S.-Austria efforts to combat shared transnational threats such as terrorism, illegal migration, antisemitism, or drug traffickingEnhance understanding of the United States and U.S.-Austrian shared historyCelebrate American arts, film, sports, and music, particularly among youthHighlight American technological and scientific innovation and economic dynamismCreate opportunities for U.S.-Austria collaboration in technological and scientific fields

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
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No

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

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?
$5,000 – $24,500 per recipient. The source states: “Estimated funding of $40,000 available for Fiscal Year 2026, subject to availability of Public Diplomacy funds. Expected number of awards: 2.”.
How much funding is available in total?
$40,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
This programme accepts applications on a rolling basis and states no fixed closing date. Selection process can take up to two-three months
Who is eligible to apply?
Individuals, Nonprofit, Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, Public and private educational institutions.
What can the funding be used for?
Promote understanding of U.S. global foreign policy and economic priorities and interests among Austrian publics, particularly young people, Support U.S.-Austrian initiatives advancing U.S. priorities, Strengthen U.S.-Austria efforts to combat shared transnational threats such as terrorism, illegal migration, antisemitism, or drug trafficking, Enhance understanding of the United States and U.S.-Austrian shared history, Celebrate American arts, film, sports, and music, particularly among youth, Highlight American technological and scientific innovation and economic dynamism, Create opportunities for U.S.-Austria collaboration in technological and scientific fields, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
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.