Closed · AF-HAR-FY26-02 · CFDA 19.022 · Discretionary

EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program

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

$50K-$54K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 2, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe that offered $50,000 -- $54,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe.

$50K-$54K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.022
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 2, 2026. CFDA 19.022 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $50,000 -- $54,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 2, 2026

Posted May 15 Closes Aug 2

Est. Total Funding

$54,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy in Harare, through its Public Diplomacy Section, invites eligible organizations to submit applications to administer the 2026–2027 EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP) in Zimbabwe. This program promotes U.S. higher education opportunities for high-achieving Zimbabwean students and helps them overcome the up-front costs of applying to U.S. colleges and universities.The program targets university students seeking either undergraduate or graduate study with U.S. institutions or branch campuses of U.S. colleges and universities. Participants will be selected based on criteria developed by the Public Diplomacy Section and EducationUSA advisers in Zimbabwe. The OFP selection committee will also be led by these advisers.The successful organization (the grantee) will receive up to US $54,000 to manage the logistics of two phases of the advising and support process for the 2026–2027 cycle.Phase One involves the grantee covering all required standardized test fees, application fees, certifications, and other approved costs for selected students to enroll to a U.S. higher education program. The grantee will also provide programmatic and logistical support to EducationUSA advisers delivering intensive advising on the U.S. application, financial aid process, online degree programs, and other U.S. accredited alternative education options. The grantee will disburse stipends to regional advisers who support these activities.Phase Two involves managing travel and any pre-departure costs associated with successful students who gain admission and funding to U.S. programs or institutions across the globe in the 2027–2028 U.S. academic year. The grantee will also provide approved logistical support to students selected for EducationUSA online study programs.Both phases can be implemented virtually, allowing flexible support for students across Zimbabwe. Administrative costs of up to 10 percent of the total award are allowed under this funding opportunity.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AF-HAR-FY26-02

Grants.gov marks EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program 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 Zimbabwe book (33 peers, 92% of 36).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Mission Harare, Public Diplomacy Section Grants Management Team Phone 02428677011000

What to do next

EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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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