Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The U.S. Embassy Singapore Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce the Annual Program Statement of the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to support organizations or individuals that engage Singaporeans in activities that strengthen ties between the United States and Singapore or the region.
All programs must include an American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in fields that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, perspectives, or values. U.S. Embassy Singapore is particularly interested in funding programs including but not limited to:
- Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
- Artistic and cultural workshops or performances;
- Professional and academic enrichment or development activities; or
- Other programs that build people-to-people connections between Americans and Singaporeans.
Thematic Priorities
- U.S. Embassy Singapore Small Grants fund programs that:
- Support entrepreneurship, innovation, and increased economic opportunities;
- Address transnational threats including disinformation and other cybercrimes;
- Advance awareness of safety and security, health, and environmental cooperation between the United States and Singapore and its importance to the region;
- Promote the U.S. higher education system;
- Create understanding about U.S. policies, culture, and shared values;
- Promote media literacy and journalism capacity; or
- Support innovative use of social media to advance mutually beneficial U.S.-Singapore goals and to include but not limited to social media influencers.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: Typically, award amounts vary between $5,000 USD and $20,000 USD.
- Program performance period: Proposed programs should be completed in one year or less; exceptions will be considered in cases when it is determined that that a longer performance period would be in the best interest of the U.S. Department of State.
Ineligible Programs
- The following types of programs are not eligible for funding:
- Programs relating to partisan political activity;
- Charitable or development activities;
- Construction programs;
- Programs that support specific religious activities;
- Fund-raising campaigns;
- Lobbying for specific legislation or programs;
- Scientific research;
- Programs intended primarily for the growth or institutional development of the organization;
- Programs that duplicate existing programs; or
- Programs that do not address priorities
Participants and Audiences
- Programs must engage Singaporeans. Applicants should identify a clear target audience and estimate the expected reach through both direct and indirect contact (i.e. activities, engagements, social or traditional media, etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Diplomacy Section encourages applications from the United States and Singapore, including:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations with programming experience
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public International Organizations and governmental institutions
- Individuals
- Typically, for-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.