FY 2024 BRAZIL SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM | PAS BRAZIL FY24 APS01

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS BRAZIL FY24 APS01

The FY 2024 Brazil Small Grants Program (Funding Opportunity Number: PAS BRAZIL FY24 APS01) is a discretionary public diplomacy grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Mission to Brazil through the Public Affairs Sections (PAS) at the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulates in Brazil. The core goal is to fund projects that strengthen relationships between the United States and Brazil by using cultural, arts, educational, media, information, and exchange-focused programming. The program is designed to highlight shared values and encourage practical bilateral cooperation, with an added emphasis in 2024 because it marks the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Proposals are expected to reflect that bilateral milestone in a meaningful way rather than treating the U.S.-Brazil connection as an afterthought.

A central requirement is that every proposed program must include a clear American cultural element or a direct connection to American experts, organizations, or institutions in the relevant field. In practice, this means the project should actively incorporate U.S. participation, expertise, or collaboration in a way that helps Brazilian audiences better understand U.S. policies, values, and perspectives. The opportunity also requires a cross-cutting commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). That expectation applies across the project design, including who is served, who participates, how activities are delivered, and whether barriers to access (such as cost, disability accommodations, geography, language, or digital access) are addressed.

The grant scope is broad and can support many types of public diplomacy activities, as long as they align with the program purpose and meet the American connection and DEIA requirements. The notice lists common examples such as academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs that bring in U.S. speakers; artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; cultural heritage conservation and preservation efforts; initiatives that build or deepen partnerships between U.S. colleges and universities and Brazilian higher education institutions, businesses, and/or regional organizations; and media training programs. These examples are illustrative rather than exhaustive, signaling that applicants can propose creative approaches as long as they fit within the overall mission of strengthening U.S.-Brazil ties through public engagement.

Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations and institutions, particularly civil society groups, community representatives, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, government institutions, and international organizations. The U.S. Mission explicitly encourages applications from groups that are organized, committed, and able to carry out programming responsibly. A practical eligibility expectation is that applicants must be capable of receiving and managing grant funds, which implies having sound administrative and financial systems in place to handle U.S. government grant compliance and reporting requirements.

Applicants may submit more than one proposal, but each proposal must focus on only one initiative area as listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This is an important structural rule: rather than combining multiple unrelated objectives into one submission, applicants should build a coherent project around a single program line or theme area and ensure the design, activities, and outcomes all reinforce that one focus.

Key award details provided in the source include an award ceiling of $25,000. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 19.040 and is categorized as “Other” for both the funding instrument type and the funding activity category. The original closing date is June 30, 2024, and the opportunity was created on March 18, 2024. While the number of expected awards is not specified in the provided text, the “small grants” framing and the $25,000 cap suggest the program is intended to fund discrete, well-scoped projects with clear deliverables and measurable engagement outcomes.

Finally, the opportunity includes a mandatory compliance restriction related to federal debarment and suspension rules. Under OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, any entity listed on the Excluded Parties List System within the System for Award Management (SAM) is not eligible to receive assistance and cannot participate in activities funded under an award. In other words, applicants (and, as a practical matter, key partners or sub-awardees where applicable) must not be debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from federal assistance, and organizations should be prepared to demonstrate compliance with SAM-related eligibility requirements as part of the award process.

• The U.S. Mission to Brazil in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 BRAZIL SMALL GRANTS 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 2024-03-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-30. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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