Closed · STATE-BISHKEK-PAS-18-0001 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary
Design Hub: Information for Central Asia
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.8M-$2.4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 20, 2018
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Design Hub: Information for Central Asia is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $1,800,000 -- $2,400,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
- $1.8M-$2.4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 19.040
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Design Hub: Information for Central Asia is closed (last close July 20, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs still indexes 149 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 20, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$2,400,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, announces an open competition for organizations to submit proposals for the Design Hub. The Design Hub is a new program designed to increase the availability of American media content in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan), provide training and support to local media organizations, and produce multimedia content for U.S. Embassies and Consulates in the region. This is a three-year program. The anticipated funding level of $2,400,000 will cover all three years of programming.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · STATE-BISHKEK-PAS-18-0001
Grants.gov marks Design Hub: Information for Central Asia with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs book (104 peers, 69% of 150).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
USAID International Development Grants
U.S. Department of State
Agency Contact
Jennifer B. Bookbinder, Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Bishkek
What to do next
Design Hub: Information for Central Asia 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
- Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs lists 149 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.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |