What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDS Annual Program Statement for Arts and Culture Programming", offered by U.S. Mission to Lebanon. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. The U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS Beirut) is pleased to invite proposals for its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Arts and ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on June 20, 2023. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $5,000 -- $25,000. Total estimated funding: $100,000. Expected number of awards: 8.

Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

Closed · LBN-PDS-2023-NOFO · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDS Annual Program Statement for Arts and Culture Programming

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

$5K-$25K
Award range: Closed
Status: June 20, 2023
Close date: 8
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDS Annual Program Statement for Arts and Culture Programming is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Lebanon that offered $5,000 -- $25,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Lebanon.

$5K-$25K
award range: Closed
application status: 8
expected awards: 19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Beirut is closed (last close June 20, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Lebanon still indexes 29 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 June 20, 2023

Posted Feb 1 Closes Jun 20

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS Beirut) is pleased to invite proposals for its Public Diplomacy Grants Program. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Arts and Culture Programming outlines the purpose of grants and the procedure to submit funding requests. Please carefully follow all instructions below.PDS Beirut invites proposals for arts and culture projects that include an American cultural element or a connection with American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, policies, and/or perspectives. Proposals with diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or accessibility components are highly encouraged.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for U.S. Embassy Beirut (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Individuals). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Inside U.S. Mission to Lebanon's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 12: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13: Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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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

Public Diplomacy Section U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDBeirutGrants@state.gov

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What to do next

U.S. Embassy Beirut 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 Lebanon lists 29 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.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants

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