Zambia EdUSA Programming with Kucetekela Foundation

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: April 13, 2026

Archive date: May 24, 2026

Close date: April 24, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361844

Opportunity number: ZAMBIA-PDS-EDUSA-FY26

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: U.S. Mission to Zambia

Agency code: DOS-ZAM

Award floor: $10,000

Award ceiling: $28,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
  • Business and Commerce
  • Education
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:dos_zam
  • category_of_funding_activity:business_and_commerce
  • category_of_funding_activity:education
  • category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy in Zambia announces an opportunity to implement a program to manage and disburse EducationUSA program funds.The EducationUSA advising program, administered through the U.S. Embassy Zambia's Public Affairs Section (PAS), connects qualified Zambian students with educational opportunities at U.S. colleges and universities and accredited U.S.-affiliated institutions abroad, with the Opportunity Funds initiative providing additional support to high-achieving, financially limited students. By facilitating international enrollment, the program advances U.S. economic prosperity — fee-paying students generate revenue for American institutions, support domestic job creation, and strengthen U.S. global competitiveness, while select participants fill critical skills gaps in U.S. industries before returning home to build Zambia's economy and create new markets for U.S. investment.Beyond economics, the program serves key U.S. strategic and national security interests by cultivating a generation of American-educated Zambian leaders, scientists, and professionals, building durable institutional ties and reducing the influence of strategic competitors like China and Russia among Zambia's youth. Taken together, EducationUSA strengthens the bilateral relationship between the United States and Zambia through shared academic and professional experience, advancing mutual understanding and long-term partnership.Kucetekela Foundation will act as a third-party recipient by the U.S. Embassy to disburse award funds as directed by the U.S. Embassy’s Education Outreach Coordinator.

Zambia EdUSA Programming with Kucetekela Foundation
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy in Zambia announces an opportunity to implement a program to manage and disburse EducationUSA program funds.The EducationUSA advising program, administered through the U.S. Embassy Zambia's Public Affairs Section (PAS), connects qualified Zambian students with educational opportunities at U.S. colleges and universities and accredited U.S.-affiliated institutions abroad, with the Opportunity Funds initiative providing additional support to high-achieving, financially limited students. By facilitating international enrollment, the program advances U.S. economic prosperity — fee-paying students generate revenue for American institutions, support domestic job creation, and strengthen U.S. global competitiveness, while select participants fill critical skills gaps in U.S. industries before returning home to build Zambia's economy and create new markets for U.S. investment.Beyond economics, the program serves key U.S. strategic and national security interests by cultivating a generation of American-educated Zambian leaders, scientists, and professionals, building durable institutional ties and reducing the influence of strategic competitors like China and Russia among Zambia's youth. Taken together, EducationUSA strengthens the bilateral relationship between the United States and Zambia through shared academic and professional experience, advancing mutual understanding and long-term partnership.Kucetekela Foundation will act as a third-party recipient by the U.S. Embassy to disburse award funds as directed by the U.S. Embassy’s Education Outreach Coordinator.
[Forecasted] Zambia EdUSA Programming with Kucetekela Foundation
Forecasted
U.S. Mission to Zambia
Business and Commerce
Education
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Cooperative Agreement
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
2026-04-13