Hong Kong Small Grant Program | HKG NOFO FY19 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for HKG NOFO FY19 01

The Hong Kong Small Grant Program is a U.S. Department of State public diplomacy funding opportunity run through the Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. It is a discretionary grant program intended to support projects that advance U.S. public diplomacy goals in Hong Kong through small, targeted activities. The notice functions as an annual umbrella announcement that lays out general priorities and application procedures, and it also notes that additional, more specific funding notices may appear during the year on Grants.gov or other relevant platforms. Applicants are expected to follow the instructions in the notice closely, since it is meant to guide eligibility, submission requirements, and how proposals are evaluated.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: HKG NOFO FY19 01) supports a broad range of project areas connected to public diplomacy. The listed funding activity categories include arts and humanities (including cultural affairs), education, business and commerce, law/justice/legal services, science and technology, and other research and development. In practice, this signals that PAS is open to a variety of program formats as long as they align with U.S. public diplomacy objectives, such as public programs, workshops, speaker events, exchanges, trainings, cultural programming, and other community-facing initiatives that strengthen mutual understanding and engagement.

Awards may be issued as a cooperative agreement, a standard grant, or another funding instrument type depending on the project and the level of expected involvement by the U.S. government in implementation. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $10,000, and the notice lists an expectation of about 60 awards, indicating that this is designed as a small-grants program with many relatively modest awards rather than a few large ones. The CFDA number associated with the program is 19.040.

Eligible applicants include several types of organizations: U.S.-based nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, and other applicants as allowed under additional eligibility details referenced in the notice. The funding opportunity was created on October 10, 2018, and the original closing date is listed as September 15, 2019. The agency name attached to the listing is the Department of State, U.S. Mission to China, reflecting the administrative structure under which the Hong Kong consulate’s public affairs programming is listed.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to China in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), business and commerce, education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification), science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Hong Kong Small Grant Program" 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 Oct 10, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 15, 2019. (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 $10,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 60 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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