Closed · ANK-NOFO-FY19-01 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Ankara, Public Affairs Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 17, 2018
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Ankara, Public Affairs Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs that offered $5,000 -- $100,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 26 other opportunities from Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

$5K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Ankara is closed (last close December 17, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs still indexes 26 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 December 17, 2018

Posted Nov 5 Closes Dec 17

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy in Ankara announces its country-wide Grants Program. Funding is available to support projects that address one or more of the following key bilateral themes: Support Shared Security - Projects for consideration in this category could/should support and advance cooperation between the United States and Turkey on defeating ISIS/DAESH and other extremist groups; projects in Turkey that support advancing stability in Syria; all facets of counterterrorism efforts; and transnational crime. Also, projects that support and advance cooperation between the United States and Turkey in NATO and other multilateral security organizations. Strengthen Economic Prosperity: Promoting Innovation and Fostering Entrepreneurship – Depending on the level of entrepreneurial opportunity and ability in the targeted region(s) for the activity, proposals here could include trainings to introduce the concept and principles of entrepreneurship, promote networking and mentorship opportunities, provide small-and-medium enterprise (SME) development planning, teach marketing and outreach techniques, foster research and development/innovation, etc. Reinforce Democratic Values: Media – Proposals should support journalists and/or citizen journalists through trainings or activities to bolster media literacy, investigative journalism, social media/internet publishing, research and fact checking, documentary filmmaking, visual or other storytelling, etc. Reinforce Democratic Values: Freedom of Expression and Public Discourse – Proposals should focus on activities to encourage cultural and arts exchanges to promote public discourse and freedom of opinion, such as through innovative forms of creative expression, reaching and teaching underserved audiences (e.g., ethnic or religious minorities, LGBTI, youth or women), encouraging respect of cultural and social diversity, pluralism and equity in cultural life and policy. Foster Turkish and U.S. Ties – Proposals for programs developing American Studies, English language teaching/learning, STE(A)M education among Turkish youth and encourage study in the United States will be considered under this category.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

U.S. Embassy Ankara bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). 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 Arts · Education · Science and Technology / R&D (AR;ED;ST). 4 other Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs listings share this eligibility-code string (15% of 27).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals

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

GrantsTurkey@state.gov

What to do next

U.S. Embassy Ankara 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 European and Eurasian Affairs lists 26 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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