Assistance Listing 19.022
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants
Department of State · Department of State
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 1,851 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 10% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $17,000. Expect about 38 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 31%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 3%
- 9% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 10%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $17K
- $5,500 – $30K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 328
- $8.0M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Apr
- annual · 38-day window
Open right now under this program
8 opportunities · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Forecastdeadline TBA | 2020/2021 EducationUSA Graduate Opportunity Funds ProgramAFHAR-FY21-02 · up to $75K | 1 |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2021S-DR860-21-NOFO-005 · up to $50K | 5 |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022)SMK800-22-PAS002 · up to $40K | 1 |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026: Exchange Alumni Advancing Freedom250PDS-NER-AEIF-26-001 · up to $40K | 5 |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Meet the Corner Program FY2024TIRAMERICANSPACESFY24 · up to $27K | 1 |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | U.S. Embassy Djibouti PDS Annual Program StatementPDS-24-01 · up to $25K | — |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 20242024-01 | — |
| Forecastdeadline TBA | Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF): Sierra Leone2026-FREETOWN-AEIF-01 | 50 |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Recipient | Individual | 1,838 | $8,871,755 | |
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | Business | NY | 477 | $10,501,316 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | CA | 41 | $55,499 |
| American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, INC. | Higher ed | DC | 23 | $798,101 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | PA | 22 | $774,388 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | NY | 20 | $47,828 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | FL | 15 | $22,485 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | IL | 15 | $10,413 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | MD | 14 | $12,546 |
| Individual Recipient | Individual | TX | 13 | $5,516 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,061 | $16M | $2,391 | $250 – $18K |
| 2022 | 845 | $11M | $3,054 | $400 – $24K |
| 2023 | 812 | $12M | $3,675 | $380 – $21K |
| 2024 | 711 | $14M | $11K | $2,696 – $25K |
| 2025 | 328 | $8.0M | $17K | $5,500 – $30K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-14 | 7 d | PDS-SAU-FY26-07 · AEIF 2026 Alumni Summit: Freedom 250 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-14 | 11 d | HRV2026NOFO0004 · Affiliate American Spaces PD Support Program FY 2026 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-01 | 1 d | OFOP0002423 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| 2026-07-27 | 2026-08-30 | 34 d | PDS-USASEAN-FY26-01 · U.S.-ASEAN Road to 50: Rising Leaders Forum |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-08-10 | 26 d | 26-MMR-NOFO-002 · American Center Yangon (ACY) Small Grants Competition |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-08-10 | 26 d | 26-MMR-NOFO-003 · Jefferson Center Mandalay (JCM) Small Grants Competition |
| 2026-07-08 | 2026-08-15 | 38 d | OFOP0003244 · English Language Exchange Programs: AI and Educational Technology Integration |
| 2026-07-07 | 2026-08-07 | 31 d | PDS-CAIRO-003-FY26 · Empowering English Educators |
| 2026-07-07 | 2026-08-17 | 41 d | TASHKENT-PDS-FY26-003 · English Language Teaching and Learning Program |
| 2026-07-07 | 2026-08-09 | 33 d | PDS-CAIRO-004-FY26 · Mentor Program for English Educators |
| 2026-07-06 | 2026-08-07 | 32 d | PDS-CAIRO-002-FY26 · English Language Fellows Program |
| 2026-07-06 | 2026-08-09 | 34 d | PAS-JAKARTA-FY26-07 · AI Pathways To The Future |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-07 | 38 d | STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-26-0005 · U.S. Embassy Bishkek Public Diplomacy American Corners |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-07-10 | 15 d | PDS-LUSAKA-EDUSA-FY26 · EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program 2026 |
| 2026-06-18 | 2026-08-02 | 45 d | AF-HAR-FY26-04 · American Spaces Support Funds Program |
| 2026-06-16 | 2026-07-24 | 38 d | OFOP0002992 · U.S. Embassy Bridgetown: EducationUSA Eastern Caribbean Regional Advising Program |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-07-01 | 33 d | FY26BRAPDS0002 · Building English Teaching Capacity for STEM in Brazil |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-06-04 | 8 d | S-DR860-26-NOGO-0002 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 – Summit Dominican Republic |
| 2026-05-15 | 2026-06-14 | 30 d | S-DR860-26-NOFO-0001 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 Dominican Republic |
| 2026-05-15 | 2026-08-02 | 79 d | AF-HAR-FY26-02 · EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-06-14 | 33 d | MUSCAT-PAS-2026-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 |
| 2026-05-04 | 2026-05-29 | 25 d | DOS-PDS-FY26-02 · American Center Kampala Management and Programming |
| 2026-05-04 | 2026-06-15 | 42 d | PDS-BUE-2026-05 · Grant Administration for Binational Centers (BNCs) in Argentina |
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-05-13 | 13 d | EMB - YAOUNDE - AEIF - FY26 - 01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund - AEIF - 2026 |
| 2026-04-29 | 2026-05-30 | 31 d | AF-DARFY26-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 Call for Proposals |
| 2026-04-29 | 2026-07-31 | 93 d | PDSKLEDUSA2026 · EducationUSA Malaysia 2026-2027 |
| 2026-04-28 | 2026-05-29 | 31 d | PAS-ZAF-FY26-02 · EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP) 2026 |
| 2026-04-22 | 2026-05-04 | 12 d | PORTLOUIS-AEIF-FY26-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 - Mauritius |
| 2026-04-22 | 2026-05-22 | 30 d | PDS-BRAZZAVILLE-FY26-01 · AEIF: Celebrating Freedom 250 and Advancing USA-ROC |
| 2026-04-22 | 2026-04-30 | 8 d | BH-001-FY2026 · 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2026-04-21 | 2026-05-11 | 20 d | HRV-001-FY2026 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-20 | 30 d | PDWINDHOEKFY2026-04-20 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-20 | 30 d | SRP-US250-AEIF-FY26 · Syria Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund FY 2026 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-17 | 27 d | KOLONIA-AEIF-2026-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-13 | 23 d | EMB-YAOUNDÉ-AEIF-FY26-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-04 | 14 d | PD-SEOUL-FY26-01 · ROK: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) |
| 2026-04-19 | 2026-04-30 | 11 d | DOS-MANAMA-PD-2026-002 · 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) |
| 2026-04-19 | 2026-05-07 | 18 d | PDS-SAU-FY26-01 · Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 |
| 2026-04-19 | 2026-05-19 | 30 d | PAS-JOR-FY26-001 · 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund |
| 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-18 | 1 d | PDS-DOS-GEO-FY26-003 · 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 19.022?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 1,851 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 10% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $17,000. Expect about 38 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $17K; the middle half ran from $5,500 to $30K. 328 new awards were made, with $8.0M committed to them.
When does 19.022 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Apr with about 38 days to apply. The most recent round posted Sep 7, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of State (Department of State). Assistance Listing 19.022 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 75% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.