Opportunity Information: Apply for OFOP0002192
Forward Together: Strengthening U.S.-El Salvador partnerships for security and prosperity (Funding Opportunity Number OFOP0002192) is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Mission to El Salvador designed to fund projects carried out in El Salvador that strengthen stability and deepen cooperation between the United States and Salvadoran communities. The program is broadly focused on reinforcing security and prosperity through practical, locally grounded initiatives that engage Salvadoran audiences and address current challenges, especially around social cohesion and information integrity. In addition to stability-oriented work, the opportunity highlights priorities such as countering disinformation, supporting innovation, and expanding opportunities tied to economic growth, education, and cultural exchange, signaling a preference for projects that can show clear community benefit and strengthen bilateral ties through constructive engagement.
The thematic scope is intentionally wide, which gives applicants room to propose projects that fit their expertise while still aligning with the grant's core aims. Activities could include public education and media literacy efforts that help communities recognize and resist disinformation, initiatives that promote civic resilience and community problem-solving, and programs that connect entrepreneurs, students, educators, artists, or community leaders with tools and networks that spur innovation. The opportunity also explicitly welcomes work that strengthens education pathways and cultural exchange, which can include workshops, dialogue series, speaker programs, training and mentorship models, or collaborative events that promote mutual understanding and expand professional and academic linkages. Overall, the grant appears oriented toward practical, audience-facing programming that is measurable and clearly connected to improving community resilience, economic opportunity, and constructive U.S.-El Salvador collaboration.
Eligibility is open to a range of institution types that can credibly implement programming in El Salvador. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society groups, and other NGOs), public and private educational institutions, and government institutions. This eligibility mix suggests the funder is open to both community-driven and institution-led approaches, including partnerships that combine strengths across sectors, such as universities working with NGOs, or municipal entities collaborating with civil society and education partners. Since the target is Salvadoran audiences, applicants will likely need to demonstrate strong local relationships, access to participants, and the capacity to implement activities on the ground in El Salvador.
In terms of funding size and competitiveness, the award ceiling is $50,000, and the U.S. Mission to El Salvador expects to make 2 awards. That combination points to a small number of relatively modest grants, so proposals that are sharply focused, realistic in scope, and capable of delivering meaningful outcomes within a limited budget are likely to be more competitive than overly broad designs. The opportunity is offered as a grant under CFDA number 19.040, with an original closing date of August 8, 2025, and a creation date of July 22, 2025. Applicants should plan around that deadline and ensure their budgets and workplans match the ceiling and the likely short-to-medium project scale implied by a $50,000 maximum.
Taken together, this opportunity is essentially a targeted funding call for projects that strengthen Salvadoran community resilience and prosperity while reinforcing positive U.S.-El Salvador engagement. Strong applications will typically be those that clearly define the problem they are addressing (such as vulnerability to disinformation, barriers to innovation, limited educational access, or weak cross-cultural engagement), describe a credible set of activities tailored to specific Salvadoran audiences, and propose tangible outputs and outcomes that fit the grant size.Apply for OFOP0002192
- The U.S. Mission to El Salvador in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Forward Together: Strengthening U.S.–El Salvador partnerships for security and prosperity" 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 2025-07-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-08. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:
Forward Together: Strengthening U.S.-El Salvador Partnerships for Security and Prosperity (OFOP0002192) - FAQs
What is this funding opportunity?
Forward Together: Strengthening U.S.-El Salvador partnerships for security and prosperity is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Mission to El Salvador. It funds projects carried out in El Salvador that aim to strengthen stability and deepen cooperation between the United States and Salvadoran communities.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OFOP0002192.
What is the CFDA number for this grant?
The opportunity is offered as a grant under CFDA number 19.040.
Where must projects be implemented?
Projects are designed to be carried out in El Salvador, with programming intended to reach Salvadoran audiences.
What is the main goal of the program?
The program is broadly focused on reinforcing security and prosperity through practical, locally grounded initiatives. It emphasizes community benefit, stability, and constructive U.S.-El Salvador collaboration.
What issue areas does the program prioritize?
The opportunity highlights projects connected to stability, social cohesion, and information integrity. It also calls out priorities such as countering disinformation, supporting innovation, and expanding opportunities tied to economic growth, education, and cultural exchange.
Is the thematic scope narrow or broad?
The thematic scope is intentionally wide, giving applicants room to propose projects that match their expertise as long as they align with the core aims of strengthening stability, resilience, prosperity, and U.S.-El Salvador cooperation.
What kinds of activities are specifically mentioned as a fit?
Examples mentioned include public education and media literacy efforts to help communities recognize and resist disinformation, initiatives that promote civic resilience and community problem-solving, and programs that connect entrepreneurs, students, educators, artists, or community leaders with tools and networks that support innovation.
Does the opportunity support education and cultural exchange work?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly welcomes projects that strengthen education pathways and cultural exchange, including workshops, dialogue series, speaker programs, training and mentorship models, or collaborative events that promote mutual understanding and expand professional and academic linkages.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is open to not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks, civil society groups, and other NGOs), public and private educational institutions, and government institutions.
Are partnerships allowed or encouraged?
The eligibility mix suggests the funder is open to both community-driven and institution-led approaches, including cross-sector partnerships (for example, universities working with NGOs, or municipal entities collaborating with civil society and education partners).
Do applicants need to demonstrate local presence or relationships in El Salvador?
Because the target is Salvadoran audiences and projects must be implemented in El Salvador, applicants will likely need to show strong local relationships, access to participants, and the capacity to implement activities on the ground in El Salvador.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
How many awards does the U.S. Mission to El Salvador expect to make?
The U.S. Mission to El Salvador expects to make 2 awards.
What does the small number of awards imply about competitiveness?
With an award ceiling of $50,000 and only 2 expected awards, the competition is likely to be selective. Proposals that are sharply focused, realistic in scope, and able to deliver meaningful outcomes within the budget are likely to be more competitive than overly broad designs.
What is the application deadline?
The original closing date is August 8, 2025.
When was this opportunity created?
The creation date listed is July 22, 2025.
What kinds of outcomes appear to be favored?
The opportunity appears oriented toward practical, audience-facing programming that is measurable and clearly connected to improving community resilience, economic opportunity, and constructive U.S.-El Salvador collaboration.
What are examples of problems a strong proposal might clearly define?
Based on the description, strong proposals may clearly define challenges such as vulnerability to disinformation, barriers to innovation, limited educational access, or weak cross-cultural engagement, and then propose credible activities tailored to specific Salvadoran audiences.
How should applicants think about project scope given the budget cap?
The $50,000 ceiling suggests a short-to-medium scale project with a focused workplan. Applicants may be more competitive if they propose a manageable set of activities with tangible outputs and outcomes that fit within the budget.
Is the program more oriented toward theory or practical community programming?
The program description emphasizes practical, locally grounded initiatives and audience-facing programming that can demonstrate clear community benefit.
Does the opportunity emphasize strengthening bilateral ties?
Yes. A recurring theme is deepening cooperation between U.S. and Salvadoran communities and strengthening bilateral ties through constructive engagement and mutual understanding.
Browse more opportunities from the same category: Other
Next opportunity: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Previous opportunity: Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence
Applicant Portal:
Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.
Apply for OFOP0002192
Applicants also applied for:
Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (OFOP0002192) also looked into and applied for these:
| Funding Opportunity |
|---|
| Advancing Strategic Space Partnerships in the Middle East Apply for DFOP0017462 Funding Number: DFOP0017462 Agency: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Category: Other Funding Amount: $2,250,000 |
| FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program Apply for P24AS00548 Funding Number: P24AS00548 Agency: National Park Service Category: Other Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| Impeding MCF Through STCs Apply for DFOP0017371 Funding Number: DFOP0017371 Agency: Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation Category: Other Funding Amount: $5,919,000 |
| Fiscal Year 2025 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Apply for DHS 25 NPD 107 00 99 Funding Number: DHS 25 NPD 107 00 99 Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other Funding Amount: $2,250,000 |
| Fiscal Year 2025 National Urban Search And Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement Apply for DHS 25 DOD 025 00 99 Funding Number: DHS 25 DOD 025 00 99 Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other Funding Amount: $1,600,000 |
| FY 2025 America250 U.S. Speaker Program Apply for DFOP0017496 Funding Number: DFOP0017496 Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs Category: Other Funding Amount: $2,236,259 |
| FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Europe (YA-EUR) Program Apply for DFOP0017492 Funding Number: DFOP0017492 Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs Category: Other Funding Amount: $360,000 |
| American Prosperity: Foreign Investment Readiness Program Apply for PAS JOR FY25 006 Funding Number: PAS JOR FY25 006 Agency: U.S. Mission to Jordan Category: Other Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 2025 YSEALI Regional Workshop: CyberSafe ASEAN Apply for PAS USASEAN FY24 07 Funding Number: PAS USASEAN FY24 07 Agency: U.S. Mission to ASEAN Category: Other Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| U.S.-Qatar Partnership Initiative: Celebrating America 250 and Beyond Apply for OFOP0002219 Funding Number: OFOP0002219 Agency: U.S. Mission to Qatar Category: Other Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Fiscal Year 2025 Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program Apply for DHS 25 GPD 137 00 98 Funding Number: DHS 25 GPD 137 00 98 Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other Funding Amount: $2,743,512 |
| Fiscal Year 2025 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Apply for DHS 25 GPD 137 00 99 Funding Number: DHS 25 GPD 137 00 99 Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other Funding Amount: $4,174,163 |
| Fiscal Year 2025 Port Security Grant Program Apply for DHS 25 GPD 056 00 99 Funding Number: DHS 25 GPD 056 00 99 Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other Funding Amount: $90,000,000 |
| Promote Transparency by Enhancing Citizens’ Access to Information on Public Revenues. Apply for PGO FY2024 FTIF 01 Funding Number: PGO FY2024 FTIF 01 Agency: U.S. Mission to Mauritania Category: Other Funding Amount: $400,000 |
| U.S.-ROK Alliance on Shipbuilding and Maritime Cooperation Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 09 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 09 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| U.S.-ROK Energy Partnership for Economic Growth and Security Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 08 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 08 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Regional Workshop on Emerging Technologies Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 10 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 10 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| U.S-Korea Talent Exchange Through Study Abroad Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 03 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 03 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $120,000 |
| Promoting Economic Prosperity with America Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 07 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 07 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Promoting U.S. Space Leadership and International Cooperation Apply for PD SEOUL FY25 05 Funding Number: PD SEOUL FY25 05 Agency: U.S. Mission to South Korea Category: Other Funding Amount: $100,000 |
Grant application guides and resources
It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!
Apply for Grants
Inside Our Applicants Portal
Access Applicants Portal
- Grants Repository - Access current and historic funding opportunities with ease. Thousands of funding opportunities are published every week. We can help you sort through the database and find the eligible ones to apply for.
- Applicant Video Guides - The grant application process can be challenging to follow. We can help you with intuitive video guides to speed up the process and eliminate errors in submissions.
- Grant Proposal Wizard - We have developed a network of private funding organizations and investors across the United States. We can reach out and submit your proposal to these contacts to maximize your chances of getting the funding you need.
Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers
Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.
If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.
Learn More
Request more information:
Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "OFOP0002192", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:
Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.