Closed · K-NOFO-17-102 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Universities Alumni: The East and Northeast India Connect Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to India, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$60K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 28, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Universities Alumni: The East and Northeast India Connect Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $50,000 -- $60,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$50K-$60K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Universities Alumni: The East and Northe… is closed (last close July 28, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to India still indexes 329 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 28, 2017

Posted May 5 Closes Jul 28

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Consulate General Public Affairs Section in Kolkata is soliciting proposals for a grant/cooperative agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section II from legally-recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations that meet U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs as specified by Section II below. Information about the Public Affairs Section can be found at: https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/kolkata/ Background: The U.S. Consulate General strongly supports initiatives that promote education and higher education opportunities in the United States. The 2016 Open Doors Report indicated that around 166,000 Indian students are studying at U.S. colleges and universities, a 33 percent increase from the previous year. The students overall economic contribution to the U.S. is $5 billion in economic activity and supports around 66,000 American jobs. Program Goals: The goals of this funding opportunity are to:1. Encourage more Indian students to consider higher education opportunities in the United States by promoting EducationUSA and engaging U.S. university alumni in the east and northeast India region.2. Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and India through exchanges of information, experiences and expertise.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 2 doors

U.S. Universities Alumni: The East and Northe… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (2 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Education (CD;ED). Only 5 other U.S. Mission to India listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 330).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Public Affairs Section U.S. Consulate General Kolkata India

What to do next

U.S. Universities Alumni: The East and Northe… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to India lists 329 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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