U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: June 11, 2026

Archive date: August 30, 2026

Close date: July 31, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362763

Opportunity number: PD-FY26-CANADA-NOFO-001

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: U.S. Mission to Canada

Agency code: DOS-CAN

Award floor: $100,000

Award ceiling: $200,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
  • Other
Eligible Applicants
  • 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
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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  • 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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  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
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  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Ottawa announces an open competition to implement a program to connect U.S. citizen talent, including subject matter experts, artists and cultural professionals, and current and former American athletes and coaches, with Canadian audiences and institutions on topics of strategic importance to the United States. Recipients should be prepared to identify and recruit U.S. citizen experts in the following strategic areas, in addition to arts, cultural, and sports experts that showcase American excellence:· U.S. prosperity and economic security (e.g. supply chains; digital policy; trade; transboundary water issues, etc.).· Defense (e.g. defense spending, procurement; NORAD modernization; Arctic domain awareness and deterrence, etc.).· Border security (e.g. combatting illegal trafficking, smuggling, migration, etc.).· Freedom of speech (e.g. exposing censorship, promoting transparency etc.).· Artificial Intelligence (e.g. promoting American AI exports, building enabling infrastructure, countering foreign influence in emerging technologies, etc.).Programs will be conducted in-person and/or through virtual platforms. The proposal should outline how the grantee would address both options. In-person programs will generally range from two days to one week in length. Virtual programs will usually take place on a single specified date and time and may be part of a continuing series. U.S. talent will address topics identified by the U.S. Mission to Canada that will advance Administration and U.S. Mission to Canada strategic goals.

U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Ottawa announces an open competition to implement a program to connect U.S. citizen talent, including subject matter experts, artists and cultural professionals, and current and former American athletes and coaches, with Canadian audiences and institutions on topics of strategic importance to the United States. Recipients should be prepared to identify and recruit U.S. citizen experts in the following strategic areas, in addition to arts, cultural, and sports experts that showcase American excellence:· U.S. prosperity and economic security (e.g. supply chains; digital policy; trade; transboundary water issues, etc.).· Defense (e.g. defense spending, procurement; NORAD modernization; Arctic domain awareness and deterrence, etc.).· Border security (e.g. combatting illegal trafficking, smuggling, migration, etc.).· Freedom of speech (e.g. exposing censorship, promoting transparency etc.).· Artificial Intelligence (e.g. promoting American AI exports, building enabling infrastructure, countering foreign influence in emerging technologies, etc.).Programs will be conducted in-person and/or through virtual platforms. The proposal should outline how the grantee would address both options. In-person programs will generally range from two days to one week in length. Virtual programs will usually take place on a single specified date and time and may be part of a continuing series. U.S. talent will address topics identified by the U.S. Mission to Canada that will advance Administration and U.S. Mission to Canada strategic goals.
[Forecasted] U.S. Talent Program for the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada
Forecasted
U.S. Mission to Canada
Other
Cooperative Agreement
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
Private institutions of higher education
2026-06-11