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U.S. Embassy in Beirut Offers Grants Up to $250,000 for Local Programs
The State Department will award $500,000 across at least two groups to highlight U.S. peace efforts in Lebanon. The funding comes as Washington mediates between Beirut and Tel Aviv amid ongoing Israel-Hezbollah fighting.
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The U.S. Embassy in Beirut announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for 2026 that offers grants of up to $250,000 to organizations implementing programs in Lebanon. The State Department expects to distribute a total of $500,000 to at least two groups.
-led peace and stabilization efforts and to advance digital literacy that counters false narratives, according to the embassy statement. Washington is attempting to broker a peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Beirut and Tel Aviv reached a deal last month, but Hezbollah rejected it over provisions that would allow Israeli forces to remain in Lebanon until the group is dismantled.
-mediated talks in Rome, Lebanon and Israel moved toward establishing pilot zones in southern Lebanon where Israeli forces would withdraw and hand control to the Lebanese army, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. The current round of fighting began when Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel days after Israel and the U.S.
Launched operations against Iran on Feb. 28. Israeli forces subsequently invaded southern Lebanon and have occupied a large portion of the region. Israeli troops are paving roads and altering routes inside the occupied Lebanese town of Odeisseh, according to local reports.
