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American Spaces Support Funds Program

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Issuing agency
U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
Method
Cooperative Agreement
Category
Grant · Discretionary · CFDA 19.022
PIN
AF-HAR-FY26-04
Location
Nationwide
Posted
Jun 18, 2026
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Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Harare, through its Public Diplomacy Section, announces and open competition to implement a program to provide administrative and programmatic support to the American Corner Gweru. The American Corner Gweru is a public space run jointly by the U.S. Embassy and Gweru Memorial Public Library. The program aims to find a qualified organization to manage and implement public diplomacy activities at this location. All proposals must include an American cultural component and show a clear connection to American experts, organizations, or institutions. The selected partner will organize interactive activities focused on technology access, entrepreneurship training, innovation events, sports activities, and cultural programs that reflect American values and support U.S. foreign policy goals in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this funding is to strengthen the Corner’s effectiveness by creating programs that help people better understand American perspectives, policies, and society. Project activities must take place in Zimbabwe and be directed at Zimbabwean audiences/participants.

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Project Performance Period: Proposed projects should be completed in 18 months or less.

This notice is subject to availability of funding. The Public Diplomacy Section reserves the right to award less or more than the funds described under circumstances deemed to be in the best interest of the U.S. government, pending the availability of funds and approval of the designated grants officer.

Contact

Name
Reginah Mawere Grantor
Phone
02428677011000
Full source recordfrom Grants.gov
Detail
Id
362864
Ost
POSTED
Cfdas
Id
434181
Cfda Number
19.022
Program Title
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants
Opportunity Id
362864
Listed
L
Doc Type
synopsis
Flag2006
N
Revision
0
Synopsis
Version
1
Send Email
Y
Agency Code
DOS-ZWE
Agency Name
Reginah Mawere Grantor
Award Floor
10000
Agency Phone
02428677011000
Archive Date
Sep 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost Sharing
No
Created Date
Jun 18, 2026 04:59:37 AM EDT
Posting Date
Jun 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling
14000
Response Date
Aug 02, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Synopsis Desc
<p>The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Harare, through its Public Diplomacy Section, announces and open competition to implement a program to provide administrative and programmatic support to the American Corner Gweru.&nbsp;The American Corner Gweru is a public space run jointly by the U.S. Embassy and Gweru Memorial Public Library. &nbsp;The program aims to find a qualified organization to manage and implement public diplomacy activities at this location. &nbsp;All proposals must include an American cultural component and show a clear connection to American experts, organizations, or institutions. &nbsp;The selected partner will organize interactive activities focused on technology access, entrepreneurship training, innovation events, sports activities, and cultural programs that reflect American values and support U.S. foreign policy goals in Zimbabwe. &nbsp;The purpose of this funding is to strengthen the Corner’s effectiveness by creating programs that help people better understand American perspectives, policies, and society.&nbsp;Project activities must take place in Zimbabwe and be directed at Zimbabwean audiences/participants.</p> <p><strong>Funding Instrument Type:</strong> Cooperative Agreement</p> <p><strong>Project Performance Period</strong>: Proposed projects should be completed in 18 months or less.<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>This notice is subject to availability of funding.</strong><span style="color: black;"> &nbsp;</span>The Public Diplomacy Section reserves the right to award less or more than the funds described under circumstances deemed to be in the best interest of the U.S. government, pending the availability of funds and approval of the designated grants officer.&nbsp;</p>
Agency Details
Code
ZWE
Seed
DOS-ZWE
Agency Code
DOS-ZWE
Agency Name
U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
Top Agency Code
DOS
Opportunity Id
362864
Applicant Types
Id
"25"
Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
Archive Date Str
2026-09-01-00-00-00
Number Of Awards
1
Posting Date Str
2026-06-18-00-00-00
Create Time Stamp
Jun 18, 2026 05:09:37 AM EDT
Last Updated Date
Jun 18, 2026 04:59:37 AM EDT
Response Date Str
2026-08-02-00-00-00
Estimated Funding
14000
Top Agency Details
Code
DOS
Seed
DOS
Agency Code
DOS
Agency Name
Department of State
Top Agency Code
DOS
Agency Address Desc
For Inquiries
Agency Contact Desc
Grants Management Team Mission Harare Public Diplomacy Section
Agency Contact Name
Reginah Mawere Grantor
Agency Contact Email
PublicDiplomacyGrants-ZIM@state.gov
Agency Contact Phone
02428677011000
Create Time Stamp Str
2026-06-18-05-09-37
Funding Instruments
Id
"CA"
Description
"Cooperative Agreement"
Award Floor Formatted
10,000
Award Ceiling Formatted
14,000
Agency Contact Email Desc
For Inquiries
Applicant Eligibility Desc
B. ELIGIBILITY 1. Eligible Applicants The following Zimbabwean organizations are eligible to apply: &bull; Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations For-profit entities, even those that may fall into the categories listed above, are not eligible to apply for this NOFO. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal. For more information on the difference between sub-contract and sub-recipient, please refer to 2 CFR 200.331. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing is not required. 3. Other Eligibility Requirements All organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) issued via SAM.gov as well as a valid registration in SAM.gov. Please see Section D.3 for more information. Individuals are not required to have a UEI or be registered in SAM.gov. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.
Estimated Funding Formatted
14,000
Funding Activity Categories
Id
"O"
Description
"Other (see text field entitled \"Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity\" for clarification)"
Funding Activity Category Desc
Public Diplomacy
Draft Mode
N
Publisher Uid
MawereR
Agency Details
Code
ZWE
Seed
DOS-ZWE
Agency Code
DOS-ZWE
Agency Name
U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
Top Agency Code
DOS
Opportunity Pkgs
Id
293375
Listed
L
Dialect
XFDL2.2
Family Id
15
Mimetype
application/pdf
Extension
pdf
Package Id
PKG00293375
Cfda Number
19.022
Last Update
Jun 18, 2026 05:19:14 AM EDT
Closing Date
Aug 2, 2026
Contact Info
PublicDiplomacyGrants-ZIM@state.gov.
Opening Date
Jun 18, 2026
Program Title
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants
Agency Details
Code
"ZWE"
Seed
"DOS-ZWE"
Agency Code
"DOS-ZWE"
Agency Name
"U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe"
Top Agency Code
"DOS"
Competition Id
AF-HAR-FY26-04
Closing Date Str
2026-08-02-00-00-00
Is Multi Project
N
Opening Date Str
2026-06-18-00-00-00
Topportunity Id
362864
Competition Title
American Spaces Support Funds Program
Opportunity Title
American Spaces Support Funds Program
Owning Agency Code
DOS-ZWE
Top Agency Details
Code
"DOS"
Seed
"DOS"
Agency Code
"DOS"
Agency Name
"Department of State"
Top Agency Code
"DOS"
Opportunity Number
AF-HAR-FY26-04
Electronic Required
Y
Open To Applicant Type
1
Workspace Compatible Flag
Y
Expected Application Count
1
Original Due Date
Aug 02, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Assist Compatible
No
Opportunity Title
American Spaces Support Funds Program
Owning Agency Code
DOS-ZWE
Top Agency Details
Code
DOS
Seed
DOS
Agency Code
DOS
Agency Name
Department of State
Top Agency Code
DOS
Forecast Hist Count
0
Opportunity Number
AF-HAR-FY26-04
Syn Post Date In Past
Yes
Synopsis Hist Count
0
Opportunity Category
Category
D
Description
Discretionary
Synopsis Attachment Folders
Id
80337
Folder Name
ASSF Program
Folder Type
Full Announcement
Zip Lob Size
854117
Created Date
Jun 18, 2026 05:00:33 AM EDT
Opportunity Id
362864
Last Updated Date
Jun 18, 2026 05:09:36 AM EDT
Synopsis Attachments
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Search
Id
362864
Title
American Spaces Support Funds Program
Agency
U.S. Mission to Zimbabwe
Number
AF-HAR-FY26-04
Doc Type
synopsis
Cfda List
19.022
Open Date
06/18/2026
Close Date
08/02/2026
Opp Status
posted
Agency Code
DOS-ZWE

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