The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm invites applications covering a range of areas, especially in the following areas (in no particular order):
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- Addressing global security challenges
- Engaging Swedes on Arctic issues, with a focus on youth, entrepreneurship, technology, and indigenous communities
- Programs and outreach activities highlighting shared values, democracy, and human rights, such as promoting diversity and inclusion
- Addressing climate change and changing environmental conditions
- Promoting economic prosperity, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Grant applications are accepted throughout the year. Applications are regularly reviewed and evaluated for award based on the proposed activity’s linkage to Embassy priority goals, potential contribution of the project or activity to increasing understanding in Sweden of American culture and society, financial feasibility – including the level of any cost sharing by the applicant, and the availability of funds in the Small Grants Program budget.
The Embassy encourages the submission of unique and creative proposals from a wide variety of sources. Applicants may be not-for-profit organizations/associations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations; educational institutions; individuals; and foreign public entities. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
A Merit Review Board will review applications on a regular basis. Deadlines for proposals for fiscal year 2023 funding (in advance of Merit Review Board meetings) are:
- January 2, 2023
- March 15, 2023
- June 1, 2023
Contact us at stockholmsmallgrants@state.gov.
To apply for a grant, please fill out and e-mail us the SF-424 application form for individuals or organizations as well as the Grant Request Document (PDF – 81 KB) and the US Embassy Grant Budget Document (PDF 75 KB). Please note that in some cases you might get an error message when you try to open these PDF forms through your web browser. To access the PDF, right click on the link and save the document to your computer, then click enable all features. This should then give you the option to open the document in Adobe reader.
Application Forms
- SF-424A for individuals (PDF 162 KB)
- SF-424A for organizations (PDF 92.3 KB)
- SF-424B Assurances (PDF 64.2 KB) and Instructions (PDF 135 KB)
- SF-424A Budget Information (PDF 131 KB)
Submission Criteria:
- All applications must be submitted electronically to stockholmsmallgrants@state.gov by the deadline.
- All proposals must be complete and submitted in English.
- All applications must have a detailed budget. Budget amounts should be in USD.
- Applicants must confirm their non–profit status.
Evaluation Criteria:
Preference will be given to institutions and individuals with a proven track record of executing superior events, workshops and programs.
Applications should have an American component. Projects which incorporate an American speaker, artist, performer, author, etc., are often considered stronger.
Projects where organizations share the costs of the program are also considered stronger applications.
Projects not Eligible for Embassy Small Grants
Please note that Embassy grants CANNOT be used to fund religious or partisan political activity or for fundraising campaigns; charitable activities; humanitarian aid; commercial projects; individual academic research; construction projects; projects whose primary aim is the institutional development and operational costs of the organization. The Embassy also cannot give grants to commercial firms/ for-profit firms.