What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Launching the Next 250 Years of American and European Innovation and Growth", offered by U.S. Mission to Belgium. It is associated with CFDA program 19.040. The U.S. Mission to the European Union’s commemoration of America’s 250th birthday aims to showcase America’s rich history and honor U.S.-EU contributions to global peace, security, and prosperity. Pr...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on June 26, 2026. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $20,000 -- $100,000. Total estimated funding: $250,000. Expected number of awards: 3.

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Closed · OFOP0002797 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Launching the Next 250 Years of American and European Innovation and Growth

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

$20K-$100K
Award range: Closed
Status: June 26, 2026
Close date: 3
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Launching the Next 250 Years of American and European Innovation and Growth is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Belgium that offered $20,000 -- $100,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 21 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Belgium.

$20K-$100K
award range: Closed
application status: 3
expected awards: 19.040
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 26, 2026. Watch CFDA 19.040 (USAID International Development Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $20,000 -- $100,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 26, 2026

Posted May 28 Closes Jun 26

Est. Total Funding

$250,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The U.S. Mission to the European Union’s commemoration of America’s 250th birthday aims to showcase America’s rich history and honor U.S.-EU contributions to global peace, security, and prosperity. Proposed projects should celebrate U.S. history and innovation among EU audiences and advance relations and economic growth between the United States and the EU. Examples of priority issues and sectors are trade, technological innovation, energy, critical minerals and defense. Now through the end of the year, chosen grantees will work with influential EU civil society, government, private sector, business, and industry leaders to showcase Freedom 250-themed success stories or build people-to people ties with EU institutions to advance or drive growth in priority areas.  Through these activities, grantees may develop and highlight stories, policies, research, and opportunities to support U.S. and joint U.S.-EU initiatives and policies related to but not limited to trade, technological innovation, AI, energy, critical minerals, security and defense, or other critical fields that have made the United States and Europe stronger, safer, and more prosperous.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · OFOP0002797

Grants.gov marks Launching the Next 250 Years of American and… 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 2 other U.S. Mission to Belgium listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 22).

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

USEU Grants Team (USEU-PD_Grants@state.gov)

What to do next

Launching the Next 250 Years of American and… 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 Belgium lists 21 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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