Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS MUSCAT 25 001
Advancing U.S.-Oman Partnerships (Funding Opportunity Number: PAS MUSCAT 25 001) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Mission to Oman, through the U.S. Embassy Muscat Public Affairs Section. The overall aim is to fund programs that deepen cultural, educational, professional, and scientific connections between the United States and Oman. The embassy is looking for proposals that create practical collaboration, strengthen people-to-people relationships, build lasting institutional linkages, and reinforce bilateral cooperation by highlighting shared values and encouraging mutual understanding.
A central requirement is that every project must clearly align with at least one stated priority area; proposals that do not directly address one of these priorities will not be considered for funding. In addition, all supported programs must include a meaningful American element. That can be an American cultural component or a clear connection to American experts, organizations, or institutions in the relevant field. This U.S. link should be more than symbolic: it is meant to help participants better understand U.S. policies, values, and perspectives through credible engagement such as U.S.-based partnerships, U.S. practitioners as trainers or speakers, joint activities with American institutions, or collaboration with American companies in technical areas.
The first priority area, Cultural and Artistic Exchange, supports initiatives that bring Americans and Omanis together through creative expression and shared heritage. Competitive ideas could involve joint performances, exhibitions, artist residencies, literary programs, translation and publishing collaborations, or cultural workshops that encourage dialogue and mutual appreciation. The call also explicitly welcomes projects that preserve and revitalize cultural heritage, including both tangible heritage (such as artifacts, historic sites, and archival materials) and intangible heritage (such as oral traditions, craftsmanship, performing arts, and community practices).
The second priority area, English Language and Education, targets stronger American English skills and improved teaching practices, while also encouraging deeper cooperation between educational institutions in Oman and the United States. This could include teacher training focused on modern pedagogy, curriculum development, professional development workshops, English-language learning initiatives for specific groups, or structured partnerships between schools, universities, and training centers in both countries. Proposals that create sustained institutional relationships, rather than one-off events, are especially consistent with the stated emphasis on long-term linkages.
The third priority area, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, focuses on practical programs that help people turn ideas into viable businesses and improve employability. The embassy is interested in projects that promote innovation, strengthen small business development, enhance workforce readiness, and support stronger trade and economic connections with the United States. Potential approaches could include entrepreneurship bootcamps, mentoring networks with U.S. business leaders, accelerators or pitch competitions tied to U.S. market exposure, training on business fundamentals, or sector-specific initiatives that connect Omani entrepreneurs with U.S. counterparts and best practices.
The fourth priority area, STEM and Innovation, supports science, technology, engineering, and math education and hands-on innovation, with an emphasis on collaboration with the United States. This can include STEM education programming, maker and robotics activities, innovation challenges, research partnerships, and technology cooperation. The opportunity also notes collaboration with American companies as a possible pathway, suggesting that proposals linking Omani institutions or learners to U.S. industry expertise, research capacity, or applied technology ecosystems fit well within the embassy's goals.
Eligibility is broad and includes not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks and civil society or non-governmental organizations), public and private educational institutions, individuals, eligible public international organizations, and governmental institutions. In the official eligibility categories, this includes U.S. nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, individuals, and other eligible entities. The funding instrument is a grant under CFDA 19.040.
Key logistics include an application deadline of 2025-06-27 and an award ceiling of $100,000 per award. The embassy anticipates making about three awards under this opportunity. Overall, the strongest proposals are likely to be those that tightly match one priority area, show a clear and credible American partnership or expertise component, and demonstrate how the activities will build durable U.S.-Oman connections beyond the life of the grant.Apply for PAS MUSCAT 25 001
- The U.S. Mission to Oman in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing U.S.-Oman Partnerships" 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 2025-05-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-27. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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, Individuals, Others.
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