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.
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…
- Program pool (total)
- $40,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $24,500Estimated 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.
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?
Individuals, Nonprofit, Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations, Public and private educational institutions
Source field: entity typesCelebrate 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 fundsNot stated
Source field: applicant size limitApplicants 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?
Selection process can take up to two-three months
What can the money be used for?
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.
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.