Closed · AL-17-004 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

“Schools as Community Centers” Pilot

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Albania, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$45K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 15, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

“Schools as Community Centers” Pilot is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Albania that offered $45,000 -- $50,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 26 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Albania.

$45K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

“Schools as Community Centers” Pilot is closed (last close September 15, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Albania still indexes 26 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 15, 2017

Posted Aug 15 Closes Sep 15

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, pending on availability of funds, announces a notification of funding opportunity (NOFO) to support the implementation of “Schools as Community Centers” Pilot. We are seeking for proposals for the development and implementation of a project, which will serve to address the most pressing issues related to radicalization and violent extremism among youth and other vulnerable communities. The project should design and implement in a pilot format the “school as community center” model, as an effective community outreach and engagement mechanism in countering violent extremism. The project should identify a region among the most problematic areas with regard to radicalization and violent extremism to pilot the model “school as community center”. Through this model, the project would develop partnerships with a local school, cultural centers, regional education directorate, municipality, and other local authorities including law enforcement, to designate appropriate spaces in target communities for engagement with the youth and the public. Joint use agreements with partner organizations and regional education directorate will ensure sustained operation of the center. Tailored programs and interventions will address violent extremism drivers, specific to those localities. Upon the completion of this project, the established community center will serve as the basis to expand the model in other regions of the country. This project ties in with the Albanian Government’s community outreach and engagement national strategic priority in countering violent extremism, which encourages critical thinking, civic participation, and promotes values of tolerance through education.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AL-17-004

Grants.gov marks “Schools as Community Centers” Pilot with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Albania book (26 peers, 96% of 27).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Tirana Selection Committee

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What to do next

“Schools as Community Centers” Pilot is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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