U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau, PAS Annual Program Statement | HKG NOFO FY23 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for HKG NOFO FY23 01

The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau Public Affairs Section (PAS) Annual Program Statement (Funding Opportunity Number HKG NOFO FY23 01) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to China. It supports cultural and exchange-focused projects designed to strengthen cultural ties between the United States and Hong Kong, and between the United States and Macau. The core idea is to fund programming that builds people-to-people connections, highlights shared values, and encourages practical bilateral cooperation through arts, culture, exchanges, and related public engagement activities.

A defining requirement is that every proposed project must include a clear U.S. element. In practice, that means the program needs a concrete connection to an American expert, organization, or institution in a relevant field, not just a general U.S. theme. The intent of this requirement is to promote greater understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives while building durable partnerships between U.S. and local stakeholders. Competitive proposals should make the U.S. connection central to the design, such as bringing in U.S. speakers or practitioners, partnering with U.S.-based institutions, co-creating workshops or exhibitions with American counterparts, or structuring an exchange that meaningfully links participants and expertise across borders.

The opportunity is open to a range of applicants, including U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education), as well as individuals and other eligible entities as described in the full eligibility details. Funding can be provided through several instrument types, including cooperative agreements, grants, or other mechanisms, indicating the government may have varying levels of involvement depending on the project structure and the specific award instrument used.

Program areas align with an Arts and cultural affairs category, plus Environment and other related areas as defined in the opportunity materials. The CFDA number listed is 19.040. While the opportunity is broad in topic, proposals are expected to clearly fit the mission of cultural and exchange programming and demonstrate how the activities will foster mutual understanding and constructive engagement connected to U.S. priorities and perspectives.

In terms of scale and competitiveness, the award ceiling is $10,000 per award, and the announcement anticipates up to 50 awards, suggesting an interest in supporting a relatively large number of smaller, targeted initiatives rather than a few large projects. The funding opportunity was created on November 17, 2022, with an original closing date of September 10, 2023, indicating it was structured as an annual or rolling program statement within that timeframe.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) into project design. This is not presented as a minor add-on, but as an encouraged feature of strong proposals, meaning applicants should consider who benefits from the program, how barriers to participation are reduced, whether activities are accessible to people with disabilities, and how the project supports inclusive representation in speakers, participants, content, and delivery formats. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward practical, partnership-driven cultural diplomacy projects that are clearly connected to American expertise and that deliver measurable relationship-building and public engagement outcomes in Hong Kong and Macau.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to China in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), environment, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau, PAS 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 Nov 17, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 10, 2023. (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 $10,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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