Closed · PDS-COL-2025-ASCJ · CFDA 19.040;19.441 · Discretionary
Administrative & Programmatic Support, American Corner Jaffna
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $80K-$150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 3, 2025
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Administrative & Programmatic Support, American Corner Jaffna is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka that offered $80,000 -- $150,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $80K-$150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 19.040;19.441
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Administrative & Programmatic Support, American Corner Jaffna - is cataloged under number PDS-COL-2025-ASCJ and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.040;19.441, posted by U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 3, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $80,000 -- $150,000. The agency has projected $150,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 2 awards. If the agency funds the expected 2 awards from the $150,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $75,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 3, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$80,000 -- $150,000
Close Date
July 3, 2025
30 days
Posted
June 3, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$150,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The U.S. Embassy Colombo, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy grants program for support of American Spaces in Sri Lanka.There are two awards associated with this funding opportunity:To support American Corner Jaffna with 1) Administrative AND 2) programmatic support. We seek a SINGLE grantee to implement BOTH awards (both will be Cooperative Agreements, meaning significant Public Diplomacy Section input and assistance). The grantee would issue any necessary sub-awards or sub-grants to support the American Space throughout the grant period.Please note: the intended program period for BOTH of these grants will be for 24 – 30 months. Budgets submitted with this proposal should cover the first year of the program period; one budget submitted for each grant. Please see Tab 1 for the specific tasks associated with each grant.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for American Corner Jaffna (ACJ) between the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy Colombo and the grant recipient will need to be signed. The MOU will outline each party’s responsibilities under the partnership, to include the host institution’s contribution to the ACJ. Per the MOU, the host institution provides the space/venue for ACJ free of charge. Please note: the location of the Corner is determined by the host institution.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
ColomboPDGrants@state.gov
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