Closed · 25-MMR-NOFO-001 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Embassy Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Grants Competition

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

$5K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 15, 2025
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Embassy Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Grants Competition is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Myanmar that offered $5,000 -- $99,999 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 23 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Myanmar.

$5K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Embassy Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Gr… is closed (last close April 15, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Myanmar 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 April 15, 2025

Posted Dec 23 Closes Apr 15

Est. Total Funding

$300,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Yangon of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations or individuals to submit an application and proposal to carry out a program (or programs) to strengthen the cultural ties and understanding between the U.S. and Myanmar through programs or projects that highlight shared values, promote bilateral cooperation and exchange. 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. Programs or projects are encouraged to use the American Center in Yangon and Jefferson Center in Mandalay as venues. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Priority Program Areas: Priority will be given to proposals that address one or more of the following program areas: 1. EDUCATION - Programs that provide skill-based and vocational opportunities for Myanmar students and young adults in support of economic empowerment, special priority will be given to proposals that are aimed towards disadvantaged, marginalized, and rural communities . Programs that promote understating of U.S education and culture or that help prepare for study in the United States; the building of linkages between American and Myanmar private academic & cultural institutions; and training opportunities for Myanmar students or faculty and artists. 2. Entrepreneurship - Projects that provide training for small businesses and entrepreneurs, especially programs that are tailored toward disadvantaged or marginalized, or rural communities. 3. MEDIA LITERACY, INDEPENDENT MEDIA & PRESS FREEDOM - Projects that promotes digital & media literacy, support training for independent & citizen journalism, and counter disinformation. 4.ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING – Projects that teach English skills and culture to Myanmar youth and young professionals. Programs for Business English or English for Entrepreneurs. 5.–MYANMAR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP - Programs that seek to promote a greater understanding of U.S. policies, culture, and society to Myanmar audiences; activities that promote shared values and interests between the American and Myanmar people; and projects that build people-to-people ties. Note: Please see detail information in Related Document tab.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 25-MMR-NOFO-001

Grants.gov marks U.S. Embassy Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Gr… 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 Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Myanmar book (22 peers, 92% 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

Rangoon PD Small Grants

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What to do next

U.S. Embassy Yangon Public Diplomacy Small Gr… 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 Myanmar 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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