What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network", offered by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. It is associated with CFDA program 19.501. Over the last 17 years more than 7,000 Afghans have participated in U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy programs, and are now part of a large network with the potential to influence the future of Afghanista...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on July 2, 2019. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $200,000 -- $250,000. Total estimated funding: $250,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · SCAKAB-19-CA-011-SCA-06032019 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$250K
Award range: Closed
Status: July 2, 2019
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $200,000 -- $250,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$200K-$250K
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network is closed (last close July 2, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 2, 2019

Posted Jun 3 Closes Jul 2

Est. Total Funding

$250,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Over the last 17 years more than 7,000 Afghans have participated in U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy programs, and are now part of a large network with the potential to influence the future of Afghanistan. These alumni come from programs such as (but not limited to) Fulbright, International Visitor Leadership Program, academic exchanges, university scholarships, English language programs, and many more. These alumni reside across Afghanistan as well as around the world. The aim of this program is to organize and empower alumni of U.S. government-funded programs to unite their efforts and take an active part in contributing to the social, economic, and political development of Afghanistan, as well as the peace and reconciliation process. The objectives of this project are to enhance coordination among U.S. Public Diplomacy alumni on the priority topics of peace and reconciliation, youth and women’s empowerment, economic prosperity, government capacity building, and active civil society; empower individual PAS alumni to initiate community-based projects by providing small grants; continue to support the work and activities of the Organization of Afghan Alumni (OAA) and the Afghan Fulbright Association (AFA); encourage mentorship and professional network development among alumni; inform Department of State stakeholders about the attitudes, achievements, and efforts of individual alumni as pertains to U.S. policy priorities in Afghanistan.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAKAB-19-CA-011-SCA-06032019

Grants.gov marks U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network 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.

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Agency Contact

Izaak Martin, Grants Management Officer, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan

What to do next

U.S. Public Diplomacy Program Alumni Network is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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