Closed · PDS-EDUSA-FY26-01 · CFDA 19.432 · Discretionary

FY26 EducationUSA Nigeria Advising

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

$68K-$101K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 3, 2026
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

FY26 EducationUSA Nigeria Advising is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Nigeria that offered $67,500 -- $100,700 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 51 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Nigeria.

$68K-$101K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.432
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 3, 2026. CFDA 19.432 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $67,500 -- $100,700.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 3, 2026

Posted Jun 4 Closes Jul 3

Est. Total Funding

$168,200

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Mission Nigeria announces a competition to implement the EducationUSA Nigeria Advising Program, expanding access to U.S. higher education for qualified Nigerian students while strengthening advising services that promote informed and lawful study. Target participants include academically strong Nigerian secondary school and university students; eligible recipients are organizations with nationwide advising and program implementation capacity. The program implements two core initiatives: the EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP), covering essential up-front costs including standardized testing, application fees, visa interview travel, and initial flights to enable merit-based competition for U.S. admissions; and support for four advising centers that deliver accurate, outcome-driven guidance aligned with U.S. priorities, emphasizing pre-departure orientations on student visa responsibilities, status maintenance, and U.S. law compliance. OFP recruitment must entail a rigorous, transparent selection process designed to identify the highest-performing students whose academic profiles and career trajectories align with U.S. strategic interest in STEM, AI, and critical emerging technologies.EducationUSA advising centers will promote informed, lawful study pathways, the program curbs visa misuse and illegal immigration while expanding access for top talent, advancing U.S. foreign policy priorities through American higher education excellence, Freedom 250 support, commercial diplomacy, and strengthened U.S. institutions and workforce development in critical sectors.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

FY26 EducationUSA Nigeria Advising bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Inside U.S. Mission to Nigeria's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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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Agency Contact

Lagos PD Grant Team Grantor Phone: (234) 201 460 3410

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