2022 PDS Italy
🏛 U.S. Mission to Italy
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Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations and individuals outside the U.S. who partner with American institutions, experts, or cultural organizations on programs benefiting Italy. Applicants must be based in or operate in Italy and have a significant American cultural element in their project. Programs must align with one of seven priority areas: Prosperity, Climate, Democracy, Shared Values, Security, Human Rights, or American Studies. The U.S. Embassy uses a competitive merit-based process open to all qualified applicants.
Funding supports cultural and exchange programs that strengthen U.S.-Italy ties and promote bilateral cooperation. Maximum award is $100,000. Cost-sharing is encouraged but not required. Programs must demonstrate how they will increase Italian understanding of U.S. foreign policy and perspectives.
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Program description
The United States Embassy is pleased to announce the 2022 Annual Program Statement (APS). The APS makes funding available for cultural and exchange programs that strengthen ties between the United States and Italy, highlight shared values, and promote bilateral cooperation. The APS is a best practice utilized by many U.S. embassies around the world to solicit proposals for funding via an open and transparent competition process.
The United States Embassy invites proposals from all qualified individuals and organizations. All programs must include a significant American cultural element and/or a connection with American experts, organizations or institutions in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. foreign policy and perspectives. The deadline for submission of proposals is March 31, 2022.
***Please carefully read our Priority Program Areas and the Evaluation Criteria below: proposals which do not match our priorities will not be considered for funding.
Please note that for the 2022 APS, the maximum request for funding will be $100,000. The U.S. Embassy may award smaller amounts than the full proposal, as deemed appropriate. The U.S. Embassy also strongly encourages proposals with cost-sharing.
Priority Program Areas Are:
- Prosperity: Fostering empowerment, economic recovery, and shared prosperity through
- STEM education and entrepreneurship;
- Climate: Addressing the climate crisis through U.S.-Italy partnerships
- Democracy: Strengthening and/or explaining democratic institutions, principles, and
- norms and renewing trust in democracy, and combatting disinformation;
- Shared Values: Promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in support of
- U.S.-Italy shared democratic values;
- Security: Advancing shared interests in the realm of security and transatlantic relations
- between the United States and Italy;
- Human Rights: Innovatively promoting human rights through education and the arts;
- American Studies, to include university linkages.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- Detailed project proposal
- Budget and budget narrative
- Organizational background/capacity statement
- Letters of support from American partner institutions
- Evidence of Italian partner capacity
Program contact
- 👤 Alberto Benvenuti Grantor
- 📧 RomePAgrants@state.gov
- 📞 00393420158732
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 19.040 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$4,682,072
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$3,371,312
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$2,650,000
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$2,446,525
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$2,050,500
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$1,861,451
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$1,700,000
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$1,565,795
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$1,500,000
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$1,480,000
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 19.040). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2018 | $129,428,262 | |
| 2019 est. | $34,549,598 | |
| 2020 | $129,979,440 | |
| 2021 | $128,999,999 |
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
All qualified individuals and organizations in Italy can apply. Your project must include a significant American cultural element or partnership with U.S. experts or institutions.
What are the funding amounts?
The maximum award is $100,000. The Embassy may award less than requested. Cost-sharing is encouraged but not required.
What types of programs are funded?
Cultural and exchange programs that align with one of seven priority areas: Prosperity, Climate, Democracy, Shared Values, Security, Human Rights, or American Studies.
When is the deadline?
The deadline is March 31, 2022 (a fixed single deadline, not rolling).
What makes applications competitive?
Strong alignment with Embassy priorities, clear demonstration of U.S. involvement, evidence of Italian partner capacity, and sustainable impact on U.S.-Italy relations.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Align your project directly to one of the seven priority areas. Proposals that don't match priorities won't be considered.
- Include specific American partners, experts, or institutions. Explain their exact role in your program.
- Clearly articulate how your program promotes understanding of U.S. foreign policy and perspectives in Italy.
- Consider offering cost-sharing even though it's not required. The Embassy strongly encourages it.
- Focus on bilateral cooperation and shared values between the U.S. and Italy, not one-sided benefit.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposals lacking clear alignment to the seven priority areas. Insufficient detail about American institutional or expert involvement. Failure to explain how the program advances U.S. foreign policy understanding.
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