Opportunity Information: Apply for PDS DOS GEO FY23 003
The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, through its Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) at the U.S. Department of State, is offering funding under its Cultural Small Grants Program to support projects that deepen cultural ties between the United States and Georgia. This opportunity is published as an Annual Program Statement, meaning it lays out the Embassy's main funding priorities, the themes it wants projects to address, and the steps applicants must follow to request support. The core aim is to fund cultural and exchange activities that highlight shared values, strengthen people-to-people connections, and encourage cooperation between the two countries. A key requirement is that every proposal must include a clear American cultural element, such as participation from U.S. experts, partnerships with U.S. organizations or institutions, or programming that meaningfully connects participants to U.S. perspectives and policies in a relevant field.
The types of activities the Embassy is looking to support are broad but centered on culture, public engagement, and exchange. Eligible project formats can include academic and professional lectures, seminars, or speaker series; artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; cultural heritage conservation and preservation efforts; and professional or academic exchange programs. Within that broad range, the Embassy lists several priority program areas. These include using the arts, especially with a U.S. connection, to strengthen democracy, institutions, values, and civil society in regions outside Tbilisi; supporting community-based cultural heritage preservation or community engagement tied to Georgia's cultural heritage; hosting international festivals in Georgia that build closer U.S.-Georgia ties and share aspects of U.S. culture; and organizing sports events and exchanges that promote closer bilateral ties through sports, support inclusive participation, encourage healthy living, or advance other shared U.S.-Georgia priorities.
Audience reach and inclusion are central to the program. The Embassy emphasizes the importance of geographically and demographically diverse participation across the country and specifically prioritizes proposals that include substantial programming outside the capital. Projects are encouraged to engage groups that may be underserved or less represented in national programming, including youth, women and girls, seniors, people with disabilities, ethnic and religious minority communities in the regions, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In practice, strong proposals are likely to show a plan for inclusive recruitment, accessible venues or formats, and meaningful engagement in regional locations rather than concentrating activities solely in Tbilisi.
The program also clearly defines what it will not fund. Ineligible activities include partisan political programming; charitable or general development work; construction projects; programs that support specific religious activities; fundraising campaigns; lobbying for particular legislation or government programs; scientific research; projects designed mainly to build the applicant organization's internal capacity or institutional growth; and projects that duplicate existing programs. Applicants should therefore frame proposals as public diplomacy and cultural exchange efforts rather than political advocacy, humanitarian aid, infrastructure improvement, or organizational capacity-building.
Funding is provided as a discretionary grant under FY 2023 public diplomacy funds. The total funding pool is listed as $250,000, with an anticipated 15 awards depending on individual award sizes. Individual grants are expected to range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $24,000, and project performance periods may last up to 12 months. The anticipated program start date is four to six months after the submission deadline, which indicates applicants should plan for a lead time between selection and implementation (for contracting, coordination with U.S. partners, scheduling speakers or artists, and arranging venues and logistics).
Eligible applicants include registered non-profit organizations (including think tanks and NGOs with relevant programming experience), non-profit or governmental educational institutions, governmental institutions, and Legal Entities of Public Law. The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Mission to Georgia, listed under Funding Opportunity Number PDS DOS GEO FY23 003 and CFDA 19.040, with an original closing date of June 16, 2023. Overall, the Embassy is seeking well-structured cultural and exchange proposals that visibly connect U.S. and Georgian partners, deliver clear public engagement outcomes, reach diverse audiences beyond Tbilisi, and align with public diplomacy goals rather than political, religious, construction, research, or fundraising purposes.Apply for PDS DOS GEO FY23 003
- The U.S. Mission to Georgia in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Tbilisi PDS Cultural Small Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-01-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-06-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $24,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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