Opportunity Information: Apply for OFOP0001735
The U.S. Mission to Iraq, through the U.S. Embassy Baghdad Public Diplomacy Section, is offering a discretionary grant opportunity under its Annual Program Statement (Funding Opportunity Number OFOP0001735, CFDA 19.021). The program is designed to support projects anywhere in Iraq, explicitly including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with the overall goal of strengthening ties between Iraq and the United States through cultural, educational, and people-to-people programming. Projects are expected to highlight shared values, encourage mutual understanding, and promote practical bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, meaning proposals can be submitted at any time up to the final deadline of August 30, 2025. Rather than waiting until the end of the cycle to review all submissions, the Embassy will convene a grant review committee to evaluate applications quarterly, so strong proposals may be considered and potentially selected earlier depending on timing and available funding. The opportunity is structured as a grant (not a contract), and the listed maximum award amount is up to $500,000 per award (award ceiling). The posting does not specify a guaranteed number of awards (Expected Awards is listed as 0), which typically signals that the number of funded projects will depend on proposal quality, alignment with priorities, and available resources.
A central requirement is that every proposed project must include a clear American cultural element or a direct connection to American experts, organizations, or institutions in a relevant field. In practical terms, applicants should plan for meaningful U.S.-linked content or collaboration, such as engaging U.S. specialists as trainers or speakers, partnering with U.S. universities or nonprofit institutions, incorporating U.S. cultural or educational resources, or designing exchanges and joint activities that visibly connect Iraqi participants with U.S. counterparts. The intent is not simply to reference the United States in name, but to use credible American participation or materials to increase understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives while building durable professional and community relationships.
Eligibility is limited to certain categories of applicants from Iraq and the United States. Eligible applicants include registered not-for-profit organizations (such as think tanks, civil society groups, and NGOs), public and private educational institutions, and public international organizations. Individuals, as well as for-profit or commercial entities, are not eligible to apply. Applicants should also expect that the Embassy will require strict adherence to the Notice of Funding Opportunity instructions, since compliance with formatting, documentation, and program rules is typically a threshold issue in U.S. government grant reviews.
Overall, this opportunity is best suited for organizations capable of running well-structured public diplomacy programs that connect Iraqi audiences with American expertise and institutions, demonstrate clear benefits to U.S.-Iraq relations, and produce measurable cultural, educational, or people-to-people outcomes within Iraq.Apply for OFOP0001735
- The U.S. Mission to Iraq in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Mission Iraq Public Diplomacy Section’s Annual Program Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.021.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-30. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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