Closed · PD-FY26-CANADA-NOFO-001 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada

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

$100K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 31, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Canada that offered $100,000 -- $200,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 31 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Canada.

$100K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 31, 2026. Watch CFDA 19.040 (USAID International Development Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $200,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 31, 2026

Posted Jun 11 Closes Jul 31

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Ottawa announces an open competition to implement a program to connect U.S. citizen talent, including subject matter experts, artists and cultural professionals, and current and former American athletes and coaches, with Canadian audiences and institutions on topics of strategic importance to the United States. Recipients should be prepared to identify and recruit U.S. citizen experts in the following strategic areas, in addition to arts, cultural, and sports experts that showcase American excellence:· U.S. prosperity and economic security (e.g. supply chains; digital policy; trade; transboundary water issues, etc.).· Defense (e.g. defense spending, procurement; NORAD modernization; Arctic domain awareness and deterrence, etc.).· Border security (e.g. combatting illegal trafficking, smuggling, migration, etc.).· Freedom of speech (e.g. exposing censorship, promoting transparency etc.).· Artificial Intelligence (e.g. promoting American AI exports, building enabling infrastructure, countering foreign influence in emerging technologies, etc.).Programs will be conducted in-person and/or through virtual platforms. The proposal should outline how the grantee would address both options. In-person programs will generally range from two days to one week in length. Virtual programs will usually take place on a single specified date and time and may be part of a continuing series. U.S. talent will address topics identified by the U.S. Mission to Canada that will advance Administration and U.S. Mission to Canada strategic goals.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 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). 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). 2 other U.S. Mission to Canada listings share this eligibility-code string (6% of 32).

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

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

U.S. Embassy Ottawa Public Diplomacy Section

What to do next

U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy 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 Canada lists 31 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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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