Closed · ND-NOFO-19-105 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program for India

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

$150K-$170K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 20, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program for India is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $150,000 -- $170,000 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.

$150K-$170K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program for India is closed (last close February 20, 2019). 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 February 20, 2019

Posted Dec 20 Closes Feb 20

Est. Total Funding

$170,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi (PAS New Delhi) proposes to implement a project entitled “U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program in India.” This program will connect U.S. experts with Indian audiences and institutions by sending American experts to India to interact with audiences through lectures, workshops, seminars and media engagements. The proposed program will promote understanding of U.S. strategic priorities, policies and institutions and build linkages between U.S. and Indian experts and institutions across India. Speakers will address topics identified by PAS New Delhi, and will be programmed with a variety of professional audiences in a wide range of disciplines. The experts will be expected to travel to minimum 2-3 cites for at least 7-10 days within Mission India, which comprises of New Delhi/North India, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata consulate regions. PAS New Delhi proposes to implement 6-7 speaker programs that provide opportunities for U.S. and Indian experts to interact with the targeted audiences. Programming topics for speaker program should be aligned with the U.S. Mission India programming themes, which include, but are not necessarily limited to: · Promoting Study in the U.S. and the U.S. Higher Education Partnership in India · U.S.-India Trade/Investment/Entrepreneurship/Business Development · Regional Security and Connectivity to facilitate multi-level cross-border engagement to bring regional economies in South Asia into closer integration · Women’s Empowerment Based on strategic priority parameters provided by PAS New Delhi, the grantee will research and provide names and bios of U.S.-citizen speakers and experts, who are willing to travel to India, and then organize all necessary logistics including honorarium, travel expenses, lodging expenses, per diem and visas. PAS New Delhi will approve the selection of speakers from a list of candidates provided by the grantee, confirm the program cities and draft program schedules. The grantee will coordinate with PAS New Delhi and the relevant speaker to determine arrival and departure dates and confirm topics/type of program events. (Please refer to the full announcement available under related documents tab.)

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program for India bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to India book (241 peers, 73% of 330).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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

Grant Applications Manager, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

What to do next

U.S. Speaker and Specialist Program for India 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

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