FY22 Annual Program Statement | BER APS FY22 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for BER APS FY22 001

The FY22 Annual Program Statement (APS) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Germany, that explains what kinds of public diplomacy and cultural/arts-related projects the U.S. Embassy and its Consulates in Germany want to support, what strategic themes they prioritize, and how applicants must submit proposals. It functions as a yearlong menu of funding priorities rather than a single one-time competition, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, meaning proposals can be considered as they come in (within the APS time window) rather than only after one fixed deadline.

A central point in this posting is that applicants must follow the submission rules exactly as written in the full APS document (located in the posting under the related documents). The announcement is explicit that submissions sent through Grants.gov, or submissions missing the required format and attachments, will not be considered. It also flags eligibility requirements in Section C of the APS as essential reading, and it places special emphasis on non-German applicants: if the applying organization is not based in Germany, it must credibly demonstrate that it can successfully implement programming for German audiences. In practice, that usually means showing strong on-the-ground partnerships, a clear plan for reaching local participants, German-language capacity where appropriate, and a realistic operational setup for delivering events or programming in Germany.

The APS covers both nationwide priorities (projects that can be implemented Germany-wide) and priorities specific to Berlin and Brandenburg, along with distinct regional priority areas tied to each U.S. Consulate General. Applicants are expected to align their proposal with the appropriate geographic region and consular priorities, especially if the project is meant to serve a particular federal state or area rather than Germany as a whole. To make that routing clear, the Embassy requires applicants to label their application title with a region code that corresponds to where the project will take place. The codes listed in the posting include BER for Berlin, Brandenburg, and Germany-wide projects; DUS for Duesseldorf and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia; FRA for Frankfurt covering Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Baden-Wuerttemberg; HAM for Hamburg covering Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Hamburg, and Bremen; LEI for Leipzig covering Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, and Thuringia; and MUN for Munich covering Bavaria. The underlying idea is that proposals should be reviewed and managed by the Embassy section or Consulate office responsible for that region.

From the published opportunity data, the program is categorized as a grant (not a contract) with an arts/cultural affairs activity category (CFDA 19.040). The award ceiling is listed as $15,000 per award, and the Mission anticipated making around 16 awards. Eligibility is broad and includes various levels of government (state, county, city/township), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the note that many German nonprofits will not have a U.S. IRS designation), and individuals. The posting date is December 3, 2021, with an original closing date of March 20, 2022, though the APS language stresses rolling review within the defined period and compliance with the APS instructions.

Overall, this APS is best read as the U.S. Mission to Germany inviting proposals for relatively small, targeted public diplomacy projects that advance the Mission's stated themes and regional priorities, with strict procedural requirements for how to apply. Anyone preparing an application would need to rely on the attached APS PDF for the complete priority lists by region/consulate and for the precise formatting, mandatory forms, and attachment checklist, since the posting makes clear that deviations from those instructions can disqualify an application before it is even reviewed on substance.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Germany in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Annual Program Statement" 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 Dec 03, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 20, 2022. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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