U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy Grant Program | 21 VNM NOFO 020202

Opportunity Information: Apply for 21 VNM NOFO 020202

The U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number: 21 VNM NOFO 020202) is a U.S. Department of State funding opportunity run by the U.S. Mission to Vietnam to support projects that advance the Embassy's public diplomacy objectives in Vietnam. In practical terms, the program is looking for proposals for activities and programming that strengthen mutual understanding between the United States and Vietnam, highlight shared values, and encourage constructive bilateral cooperation. The Embassy frames this as an open competition, meaning applicants are expected to submit project ideas that clearly connect to the Mission's public diplomacy goals and reflect the strategic themes and priorities described in the notice.

The grant supports a broad range of possible project areas rather than a single narrow topic. The listed funding activity categories include disaster prevention and relief, education, energy, environment, health, humanities and cultural affairs, and science and technology or other research and development. This wide scope suggests the Embassy is open to many kinds of public-facing initiatives as long as they have a strong diplomacy and engagement component and are designed to build connections, share knowledge, or promote collaboration between U.S. and Vietnamese communities and institutions.

Eligibility is relatively inclusive across both organizational and individual applicants. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations that may not have U.S. IRS 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not higher education institutions), and individuals. That mix typically allows universities, local organizations, and qualified independent practitioners to compete, which can broaden the range of potential projects and partners involved.

This opportunity uses the grant funding instrument type and is categorized under "Other" for the opportunity category. The associated CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number is 19.040, which is commonly used for Department of State public diplomacy programs. The opportunity record indicates an expected number of awards of 100, signaling that the Embassy may plan to support multiple smaller projects rather than just a few large ones. Notably, the award ceiling is listed as 0 in the source data, which generally means the ceiling amount was not specified in the summarized record and applicants would need to rely on the full notice for any funding limits, typical award sizes, or budget expectations.

Key dates in the listing show the opportunity was created on June 9, 2021, with an original closing date of July 1, 2021. While those dates reflect the specific cycle referenced in the notice, the core concept of the program is to solicit proposals for public diplomacy programming that promotes shared U.S.-Vietnam values and supports bilateral cooperation, following the Embassy's stated themes, priorities, and application procedures.

The sponsoring agency is the Department of State, U.S. Mission to Vietnam, specifically the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. Overall, the program is best understood as a flexible public diplomacy grant mechanism intended to fund projects that create visible, meaningful engagement with Vietnamese audiences, reinforce people-to-people ties, and support collaboration in areas important to both countries.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Vietnam in the disaster prevention and relief, education, energy, environment, health, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Embassy Hanoi Public Diplomacy 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 Jun 09, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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