Closed · DOS-PTA-202005 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

U.S. University Partnership Initiative in South Africa

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

$150K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 28, 2020
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. University Partnership Initiative in South Africa is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to South Africa that offered $150,000 -- $500,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 71 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to South Africa.

$150K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. University Partnership Initiative in Sou… is closed (last close February 28, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to South Africa still indexes 71 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 February 28, 2020

Posted Dec 5 Closes Feb 28

Est. Total Funding

$600,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy South Africa of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaboration between U.S. and African universities. Priority Region: Project activities must take place in South Africa and the United States, and be directed at South African audiences/participants. Program Objectives: The goal of the University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) is to strengthen existing ties and foster new collaboration between U.S. and South African universities. Focus areas include promoting faculty and student exchanges, facilitating joint research, building administrative capacity, and creating public-private partnerships. Program proposals should address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded. Specific Program Objectives: - Promote U.S.-South Africa faculty and student exchanges, particularly the development of dual degree programs that have South Africans complete their studies in their home country and address South Africa’s shortage of qualified academic staff. - Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, food security, and STEM. - Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university administration through subject-matter exchange programs. - Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation. Participants and Audiences: The intended audience is community college and university students, university administrators, corporations, the NGO sector, and USG alumni. Proposals that address linkages between South African technical universities and their American counterparts are strongly encouraged. Programs that create or grow linkages between academia and commerce are also encouraged. Applications should be emailed to PretoriaGrants@state.gov.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

U.S. University Partnership Initiative in Sou… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 17 other U.S. Mission to South Africa listings share this eligibility-code string (24% of 72).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, please contact the U.S. Embassy South Africa Grants Administrator: PretoriaGrants@state.gov. Questions and answers may be posted on the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa website at https://za.usembassy.gov/education-culture/public-diplomacy-small-grants-program-2/.

What to do next

U.S. University Partnership Initiative in Sou… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to South Africa lists 71 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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