U.S. Embassy Brussels 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge | PAS BE200 FY19 03

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS BE200 FY19 03

The U.S. Embassy Brussels Public Affairs Section (PAS), part of the U.S. Department of State, offered this discretionary grant opportunity to support public diplomacy programming tied to the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge. The funding was intended to help organizations and individuals develop projects that advance U.S. public diplomacy goals in Belgium through activities in the arts, education, and the humanities, with an emphasis on preparing in time for winter 2019 anniversary events.

The opportunity was published under the title "U.S. Embassy Brussels 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge" (Funding Opportunity Number PAS BE200 FY19 03) and falls under CFDA 19.040. It used a grant as the funding instrument and was categorized within Arts, Education, and Humanities. While applications could be submitted on a rolling basis, there was a firm closing date of April 19, 2019, set to ensure enough time for review, processing, and award decisions ahead of the winter 2019 commemoration period. After the deadline, a grant review committee was expected to convene within about one month to evaluate submissions.

Eligibility was broad and included many types of applicants: state, county, and local governments (including special districts); independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they were not institutions of higher education in those categories); and individuals. The agency administering the competition was the U.S. Mission to Belgium.

In terms of funding size, the posted maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $50,000. The notice did not specify the number of expected awards in the provided data. Overall, the grant was designed to fund commemorative and educational public diplomacy initiatives connected to the Battle of the Bulge anniversary, guided by priorities and strategic themes laid out in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, with submission procedures and instructions that applicants were expected to follow closely.

• The U.S. Mission to Belgium in the arts, education, humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Brussels 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-02-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-04-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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