Cooperative AgreementPostedDiscretionary

Public Diplomacy Commercial Partnerships and Entrepreneurship Program

U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan
STATE-BISHKEK-PDS-26-0001
Application Deadline
May 15, 2026
15 days left
Days Remaining
15
Until deadline
Award Ceiling
$75,000
Total Program Funding

Grant Opportunity Analysis

The U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan’s Embassy Bishkek Public Diplomacy Section is seeking proposals for a cooperative agreement to support a Public Diplomacy Commercial Partnerships and Entrepreneurship Program that advances commercial ties between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. The program is intended to promote economic growth and local employment by building entrepreneurship skills, supporting business and consumer connections, and encouraging greater use of American best practices in e-commerce, business planning, venture capital attraction, and intellectual property protection. The work also requires a performance monitoring plan with a theory of change, indicators and targets, data collection methods, and monitoring and evaluation narrative and budget detail, with approval by an M&E specialist before the grant package is finalized. Applications are due May 15, 2026, and the opportunity provides $25,000 to $75,000 per award with up to three awards available; inquiries may be sent to BishkekProjectProposals@state.gov.

Eligible Applicants

Others
Additional Eligibility Information

The following organizations are eligible to apply ● Kyrgyz Republic-Registered: ● Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations ● Public and private educational institutions ● U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and educational institutions, partnering with Kyrgyz Republic-registered 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.

Grant Documents

8 Files
Attachment 3. Applicant Organization Information (AOI) Survey.docx
Word51 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants, RFPs, and state/local RFPs, designed to track progress towards project goals and objectives. It requires grantees to detail how they will collect data, the resources for implementation and monitoring, and a comprehensive M&E narrative. The PMP emphasizes a clear Theory of Change, problem statement, goal, and specific objectives with associated activities, indicators, and data collection methods. Key terms like Audience, Activities, Outputs, and Outcomes are defined to ensure consistent measurement. The document also includes a datasheet for quarterly reporting and an indicator reference sheet, highlighting that the PMP is a dynamic document subject to change and requires approval from an M&E specialist.
Attachment 6. Instructions - M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP).docx
Word189 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants and RFPs, designed to measure progress against established goals and objectives. This dynamic document, which will be updated throughout a project's lifecycle, requires grantees to detail their monitoring and evaluation strategies, including key personnel, management structures, methodologies (e.g., focus groups, surveys), and a dedicated M&E budget narrative. It mandates the inclusion of a 'Theory of Change' to illustrate causal pathways between activities, outputs, outcomes, and objectives, along with a problem statement and specific objectives. The PMP also includes a datasheet for tracking activities, outcomes, and outputs across multiple years, along with a glossary defining key M&E terms such as audience, activities, milestones, outputs, outcomes, indicators, and targets. Grantees must also complete an indicator reference sheet, detailing planned and completed outputs, and short- to mid-term outcomes with corresponding data collection methods. The PMP must be approved by an M&E specialist before finalizing grant packages, ensuring a robust framework for performance measurement and accountability.
Attachment 4-1. M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (Excel version).xlsx
Excel44 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants and RFPs, designed to track progress toward established goals and objectives. This document requires grantees to detail their monitoring and evaluation strategies, including data collection methodologies, resource allocation, and a comprehensive budget narrative for M&E activities. The PMP emphasizes the importance of a 'Theory of Change,' illustrated through 'If-Then' statements or diagrams, to demonstrate measurable project design. It also includes a detailed datasheet for annual activity, outcome, and output reporting, along with a glossary defining key terms like 'Audience,' 'Activities,' 'Outputs,' and 'Outcomes.' The plan, which is a living document, must be approved by an M&E specialist before finalizing grant packages, ensuring rigorous oversight and accountability in government-funded projects.
Attachment 4. M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP - Word version).docx
Word99 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants and RFPs, designed to track progress toward established goals and objectives. This living document requires grantees to detail their monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including data collection processes, resource allocation, and a budget narrative. It emphasizes the importance of a clear Theory of Change, utilizing If-Then statements or diagrams to illustrate causal pathways between activities, outputs, outcomes, and objectives. The PMP includes a datasheet for recording audience, activities, outcomes, and outputs over a three-year period, along with a glossary defining key terms like goals, objectives, activities, milestones, outputs, and outcomes. Grantees must submit a detailed M&E narrative outlining personnel, management structure, and technologies for data collection. Approval by an M&E specialist is mandatory before finalizing the grants package, highlighting its significance in ensuring measurable and impactful project execution.
PD Commercial Partnerships and Entrepreneurship NOFO-FINAL.pdf
PDF438 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a critical project management tool for federal grants and RFPs, designed to measure progress against NOFO goals. It requires grantees to detail how they will collect data, the resources for implementation, and M&E. The PMP includes an M&E Narrative, a Theory of Change using "If-Then" statements or diagrams, and a PMP Datasheet for quarterly reporting. The datasheet covers problem statements, goals, audience, and specific objectives with associated activities, indicators, and targets. A glossary defines key terms like goals, objectives, activities, outputs, outcomes, and indicators, emphasizing SMART criteria for objectives. It also provides a reference sheet for activity, milestone, and outcome indicators, along with corresponding data collection methods, to ensure thorough and measurable project evaluation.
Attachment 1. PDS APS-Project Application Form.docx
Word53 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants, RFPs, and state/local RFPs, designed to track progress towards grant goals and objectives. It requires grantees to detail how they will collect data, the resources for implementation and M&E, and a narrative on their monitoring and evaluation capacity. The PMP includes a datasheet for tracking activities, outcomes, and outputs over three years, alongside a glossary defining key terms like Goal, Audience, Objective, Activities, Milestones, Outputs, and Outcomes. It also mandates a Theory of Change, a Problem Statement, and outlines for Objectives with associated activities, indicators, data collection methods, and quarterly targets versus actual results. The document emphasizes the dynamic nature of the PMP, expecting it to evolve throughout the project lifecycle, and requires approval from an M&E specialist.
Attachment 2. PDS Budget Narrative Sample Template.xlsx
Excel37 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants, RFPs, and state/local RFPs, designed to track progress towards grant goals and objectives. It requires grantees to detail how they will collect data, the resources for implementation and M&E, and a clear M&E narrative including key personnel, management structure, methodologies (e.g., focus groups, surveys), technologies, and a budget narrative. The PMP emphasizes a Theory of Change, using “If-Then” statements or diagrams to illustrate causal pathways between activities, outputs, outcomes, and objectives. The document defines key terms like Audience, Activities, Milestones, Outputs, Outcomes, and Indicators, providing a structured framework for performance monitoring and evaluation. It also includes datasheets for reporting activities and outcomes over multiple years, and indicator reference sheets with data collection methods for short-term and mid-term outcomes. The PMP must be approved by an M&E specialist before finalizing a grants package, highlighting its importance in ensuring measurable project design and accountability.
Attachment 5. Standard Indicators_PD Commercial Partnerships_Final.docx
Word33 KBApr 2, 2026
AI Summary
The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a crucial project management tool for federal grants and RFPs, designed to track progress toward established goals and objectives. This document requires grantees to detail their monitoring and evaluation strategies, including audience identification, activities, expected outcomes, and specific outputs over a multi-year period. The PMP emphasizes the importance of measurable indicators and targets, utilizing various data collection methods such as surveys, focus groups, and social media analysis. It also necessitates a comprehensive M&E narrative outlining personnel, management structure, methodologies, and a budget. A key component is the

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Project Timeline

postedOriginal Opportunity PostedMar 31, 2026
deadlineApplication DeadlineMay 15, 2026
expiryArchive DateJun 14, 2026

Funding Details

Award Ceiling
$75,000
Award Floor
$25,000
Expected Awards
3
No cost sharing required

Agency & Classification

Agency
U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan(DOS-KGC)
Funding Category
Other
Funding Instrument
Cooperative Agreement

CFDA Numbers

19.040

Official Sources