Description
The U.S. Mission to France is pleased to announce the funding opportunity "Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary (APS 2025)" as part of the commemoration of America's 250th anniversary. This Annual Program Statement (APS 250) invites proposals for a year-long campaign to tell the story of America in France, aiming to support organizations in creating and developing public programs that celebrate the people, events, ideas, and legacies related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the 250 years of diplomacy and shared prosperity with France that followed.
Proposed programs must include French audiences, strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and France, promote increased understanding of the United States among the French public, and demonstrate a clear connection to the 250th anniversary. Programs should focus on themes of innovation, American history, and/or the Franco-American partnership, and all programs must include a clear U.S. element or connection.
Some key points to consider:
• The program aims to support organizations in creating and developing public programs that celebrate the people, events, ideas, and legacies related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the 250 years of diplomacy and shared prosperity with France that followed.
• Proposed programs must include French audiences, strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and France, promote increased understanding of the United States among the French public, and demonstrate a clear connection to the 250th anniversary.
• Programs should focus on themes of innovation, American history, and/or the Franco-American partnership.
• All programs must include a clear U.S. element or connection, which could involve cooperation with experts, private or public organizations, or institutions from the United States.
• Programs with a countrywide reach will be considered favorably.