What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Statement", offered by U.S. Mission to Botswana. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. The U.S. Embassy Gaborone Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on February 28, 2024. 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: $150,000. Expected number of awards: 5.

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Closed · PDS-001-FY2024 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Statement

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

$5K-$25K
Award range: Closed
Status: February 28, 2024
Close date: 5
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Statement is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Botswana that offered $5,000 -- $25,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Botswana.

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

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Stat… is closed (last close February 28, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Botswana still indexes 23 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 28, 2024

Posted Dec 4 Closes Feb 28

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Gaborone Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Purpose of Small Grants: The U.S. Embassy Gaborone Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals for programs that strengthen social, political and cultural ties between the U.S. and Botswana through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Examples of Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to: · Academic and professional lectures, seminars and speaker programs;· Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances and exhibitions;· Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs;Professional and academic exchanges and programs

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PDS-001-FY2024

Grants.gov marks U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Stat… 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: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Botswana book (17 peers, 71% of 24).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

U.S. Embassy Gaborone Resource Team GaboroneGrants@state.gov

What to do next

U.S. Embassy Gaborone PDS Annual Program Stat… 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 Botswana lists 23 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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