Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS UKRAINE FY23 03
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, through the U.S. Department of State (Kyiv Public Diplomacy Section), is offering a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries" (Funding Opportunity Number: PAS UKRAINE FY23 03; CFDA 19.040). The program is designed to support projects that strengthen entrepreneurship across Ukraine's arts and creative sectors during wartime, recognizing that arts and culture play a major role in community resilience, social cohesion, and preserving Ukrainian identity amid Russia's ongoing aggression. A central aim is to build a more diverse, multistakeholder arts ecosystem that can better serve different audiences across Ukraine and encourage practical cooperation among arts organizations, government ministries, NGOs, and private-sector companies.
The opportunity specifically looks for projects that feature clear U.S.-Ukraine collaboration, particularly in arts management and the broader creative industries. The Embassy is seeking proposals that treat the creative sector not only as cultural activity, but as a serious economic and social driver in a crisis environment. In practice, this means applicants should propose programs that help creative startups, arts organizations, and creative businesses become more sustainable, market-ready, and capable of attracting resources and partnerships.
Projects are expected to align with one or both of the main focus areas described in the notice. The first is capacity building, where proposed activities might include helping organizations assess their internal capacity and business model viability; strengthening sustainability and accessibility; developing go-to-market strategies and operations plans for commercial or social ventures; building crowdfunding and pitching skills to secure investment; and creating stronger connections between art and business through private-public partnership models. This track also emphasizes building practical entrepreneurial skills for artists and arts managers so they can generate both financial returns and social impact. It can include educational programs and trainings on topics such as sustainable financing approaches, operational efficiency, and alternative funding sources for cultural work.
The second focus area is the development and implementation of innovative projects in arts and creative industries that push new ideas, methods, or technologies. The announcement gives examples of potential innovation spaces such as culinary arts, sustainable built environments, urban planning, sustainable fashion, and related creative fields. Overall, the Embassy is looking for projects that advance innovation and technological change in creative industries, not just traditional programming, and that demonstrate real-world applicability and potential for growth or replication.
The funding priorities are clearly framed around diplomacy and economic resilience: strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations through arts and creative industries; promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sectors; expanding partnerships and business ties between Ukraine and the United States in the arts; and supporting Ukraine's economy during crisis conditions. Successful proposals will typically show how they build durable networks across sectors, create opportunities for collaboration with U.S. partners, and deliver practical outcomes that help creative organizations survive and grow.
Eligibility is limited to U.S.- and Ukrainian-registered not-for-profit entities, including NGOs, civil society organizations, think tanks, and not-for-profit educational and cultural institutions. The award instrument type is a grant, with an award ceiling of $55,000. The opportunity was created on June 1, 2023, with an original closing date of July 31, 2023.Apply for PAS UKRAINE FY23 03
- The U.S. Mission to Ukraine in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries" 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 2023-06-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-31. (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 $55,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The discretionary grant opportunity is titled "Entrepreneurship in Arts and Creative Industries".
Who is offering this grant?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine through the U.S. Department of State (Kyiv Public Diplomacy Section).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAS UKRAINE FY23 03, and the CFDA number listed is 19.040.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program is designed to support projects that strengthen entrepreneurship across Ukraine's arts and creative sectors during wartime. It recognizes arts and culture as key to community resilience, social cohesion, and preserving Ukrainian identity amid Russia's ongoing aggression.
What bigger outcomes is the Embassy trying to achieve through this program?
The program aims to help build a more diverse, multistakeholder arts ecosystem that can serve different audiences across Ukraine and encourage practical cooperation among arts organizations, government ministries, NGOs, and private-sector companies.
Is U.S.-Ukraine collaboration required?
The opportunity specifically looks for projects that feature clear U.S.-Ukraine collaboration, particularly in arts management and the broader creative industries.
How does this opportunity view the creative sector?
The Embassy is seeking proposals that treat the creative sector not only as cultural activity, but as a serious economic and social driver in a crisis environment.
What types of beneficiaries or target groups does the program emphasize?
Based on the notice, proposals should support creative startups, arts organizations, and creative businesses so they can become more sustainable, market-ready, and capable of attracting resources and partnerships.
What are the main focus areas for proposed projects?
Projects are expected to align with one or both of the program's main focus areas: (1) capacity building and (2) development and implementation of innovative projects in arts and creative industries.
What counts as "capacity building" under this opportunity?
Capacity building activities may include helping organizations assess internal capacity and business model viability; strengthening sustainability and accessibility; developing go-to-market strategies and operations plans for commercial or social ventures; building crowdfunding and pitching skills; and creating stronger connections between art and business through private-public partnership models.
Does the capacity-building track include training and education?
Yes. The notice indicates capacity building can include educational programs and trainings on topics such as sustainable financing approaches, operational efficiency, and alternative funding sources for cultural work.
What entrepreneurial skills are emphasized for artists and arts managers?
The capacity-building focus emphasizes practical entrepreneurial skills that help artists and arts managers generate both financial returns and social impact, including fundraising approaches like crowdfunding and pitching to secure investment.
What is the second focus area about (innovative projects)?
The second focus area supports the development and implementation of innovative projects in arts and creative industries that push new ideas, methods, or technologies, with real-world applicability and potential for growth or replication.
What are examples of "innovation spaces" mentioned in the announcement?
Examples include culinary arts, sustainable built environments, urban planning, sustainable fashion, and related creative fields.
Does the program prioritize technology and innovation over traditional programming?
The notice indicates the Embassy is looking for projects that advance innovation and technological change in creative industries, not only traditional programming, and that demonstrate practical applicability and potential for scaling or replication.
What are the funding priorities?
The funding priorities are framed around diplomacy and economic resilience, including strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations through arts and creative industries; promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in cultural and creative sectors; expanding partnerships and business ties between Ukraine and the United States in the arts; and supporting Ukraine's economy during crisis conditions.
What kinds of results would a strong proposal typically demonstrate?
Successful proposals will typically show how they build durable networks across sectors, create opportunities for collaboration with U.S. partners, and deliver practical outcomes that help creative organizations survive and grow.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to U.S.- and Ukrainian-registered not-for-profit entities, including NGOs, civil society organizations, think tanks, and not-for-profit educational and cultural institutions.
Are for-profit companies eligible?
The notice states eligibility is limited to not-for-profit entities (U.S.- and Ukrainian-registered). For-profit companies are not listed as eligible applicants in the provided information.
What is the award instrument type?
The award instrument type is a grant.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $55,000.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on June 1, 2023.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was July 31, 2023.
Does the notice require a project to choose only one focus area?
No. The notice states projects are expected to align with one or both of the main focus areas (capacity building and/or innovative project development and implementation).
Is cross-sector collaboration part of the program's intent?
Yes. The central aim includes encouraging practical cooperation among arts organizations, government ministries, NGOs, and private-sector companies, and building a multistakeholder arts ecosystem.
How does this opportunity connect to wartime conditions in Ukraine?
The program is explicitly designed for a wartime context, emphasizing that arts and culture support resilience and identity, and that entrepreneurship in the creative sector can contribute to economic and social stability during crisis conditions.
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