U.S. Mission UAE PDS Annual Program Statement
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates Public Diplomacy Section is seeking grant proposals that strengthen U.S.-UAE ties by advancing American commercial, scientific, cultural, and innovation interests across seven priority areas, including AI, health, creative industries, culinary diplomacy, sports, heritage preservation, and Freedom 250. Proposed projects should create measurable opportunities for U.S. companies, experts, and institutions through activities such as exchanges, workshops, conferences, speaker series, business networking, university-industry partnerships, and related public diplomacy programming. Applicants are expected to identify target audiences in both the UAE and the United States, specify locations, outcomes, work plans, performance indicators, monitoring and evaluation methods, media outreach, key personnel, and prior grant experience, and proposals must include an American element and conform to the APS requirements. Grants range from $75,000 to $300,000 with no cost sharing required, and applications are due July 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM UAE time through Grants.gov using the required forms and budget narrative materials, with questions sent to UAEPASGrants@state.gov.
Eligible Applicants
We encourage applications from the following entities registered in the United States or the United Arab Emirates, with at least two years of programming experience. (Proposals must include documentation demonstrating the applying organization's experience.)• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations;• Public and private educational institutions;• Non-profit or governmental educational institutions;• Individuals who meet the eligibility criteria noted at the top of this section may also apply