Closed · NIO-NOFO-21-100 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.-India Relations

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

$60K-$85K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 9, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.-India Relations is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to India that offered $60,000 -- $85,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 329 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India.

$60K-$85K
award range
Closed
application status
19.040
CFDA program
329
other opportunities from U.S. Mission to India

Archived opportunity record

Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.-In… is closed (last close May 9, 2021). 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 May 9, 2021

Posted Mar 15 Closes May 9

Est. Total Funding

$85,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

Executive Summary: Based on funding availability, this project aims at promoting understanding of U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-India ties among at least 100 university students in north Indian states through a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC). The grantee will finalize the course, in consultation with the North India Office (NIO) and at least one faculty advisor in each state, and then administer the course to at least 15 students each from Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh. The grantee will also create an online platform or website to make the course available to future interested parties, post final essays from students who participated in the MOOC on U.S.-India ties, and maintain the website as a place to exchange resources and ideas for American Studies and U.S.-India relations for a period of at least two years. Background: Relations between the United States and India have grown in leaps and bounds in recent years, becoming what one U.S. President called a “defining partnership for the 21st century.” India does more trade, more military exercises, and sends more students to universities in the United States than any other country in the world. Yet, the study of the United States remains comparatively underdeveloped in Indian universities and think tanks. The Embassy is aware of only scattered courses on various aspects of U.S. culture and history, but few dedicated departments of American Studies or courses on U.S.-India relations. The Embassy’s public affairs section (PAS) in 2010 released a handbook of curriculum and pedagogy to run a multi-disciplinary American studies program at universities to strengthen and promote American Studies in India. The handbook was prepared by prominent American Studies professionals and academics across India through regional workshops. The handbook can be accessed at: https://photos.state.gov/libraries/india/13974/libpdfs/American Studies Booklet Bookformat.pdf. (Please refer to the full announcement available under 'related documents' tab.)

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.-In… 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: Grant. 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

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U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Grant Applications Manager Public Affairs Section U.S. Embassy New Delhi

What to do next

Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S.-In… 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
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