Opportunity Information: Apply for AFLAG 23 01
The U.S. Consulate General Lagos, through its Public Affairs Section (PAS) under the U.S. Department of State, opened a discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number AFLAG 23 01) to support locally led projects in Nigeria that advance PAS priorities while strengthening understanding of U.S. policy, perspectives, and culture. The opportunity uses a grant funding instrument and falls under CFDA 19.040. It was posted on March 7, 2023, with an original application deadline of May 5, 2023. Awards are expected to be made to roughly 20 recipients, with a maximum award size (ceiling) of up to USD 40,000 per project, indicating support for small-to-mid scale, clearly scoped public engagement programs rather than large infrastructure or long-term service delivery initiatives.
Eligibility is targeted to non-governmental organizations that are registered, as well as individuals, as long as they are based in one of the states covered by the U.S. Consulate Lagos consular district listed in the announcement. Those states are Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and Cross River. In practical terms, applicants should be prepared to show they have an operational presence in these locations and the ability to implement activities locally, including convening participants, managing budgets, and reporting results consistent with U.S. government grant standards.
Projects must be designed to address an issue under one of six priority theme areas referenced in the solicitation (the summary text does not list the six themes, so applicants would need to consult the full notice for the exact categories and align the proposal tightly to one theme). A central requirement is that every proposed program includes a clear American element. That can be an American cultural component, or a concrete link to U.S.-based experts, organizations, or institutions in a relevant field. The goal is not simply branding, but substantive engagement that promotes greater understanding of U.S. policy and viewpoints, for example through expert-led discussions, joint workshops, collaborative problem-solving, speaker series, mentorship, curriculum modules, or professional exchanges conducted in partnership with U.S. counterparts.
The opportunity also encourages applicants to incorporate U.S.-supported learning spaces such as American Corners and Windows on America as venues for program activities whenever possible. Proposals should specifically state whether trainings, meetings, workshops, and/or seminars will be hosted at these locations. The listed sites include Lagos (Lekki, Victoria Island, and Yaba), Ibadan, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, Awka, Enugu, Osogbo, Uyo, and Benin City. Using these venues can strengthen a proposal by demonstrating practical collaboration with existing U.S. public diplomacy platforms, improving accessibility for participants, and reinforcing the required American connection through programming in established American Spaces.
Another competitive preference is collaboration with U.S. Government exchange alumni, meaning individuals who previously participated in U.S.-sponsored exchange programs. Proposals that intentionally engage alumni as trainers, mentors, implementers, panelists, advisors, or community mobilizers are prioritized, since alumni networks can add credibility, strengthen U.S.-Nigeria people-to-people ties, and help sustain program impact after the grant period ends.
Overall, this grant opportunity is structured for applicants who can propose a well-defined, measurable public engagement project aligned to one PAS priority theme, grounded in the consular district states listed, and implemented with strong U.S. linkages. Competitive applications would typically be expected to present clear objectives, a feasible activity plan, an audience and recruitment strategy, a realistic budget within the USD 40,000 ceiling, and an evaluation approach that can show outputs and outcomes, while also demonstrating how American Spaces and exchange alumni will be meaningfully integrated into the project design.Apply for AFLAG 23 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Nigeria in the 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 Lagos Public Affairs Section (PAS)" 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 Mar 07, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 05, 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 $40,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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