Closed · DOS-KAZ-NS-AEECA-20-001 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

The U.S. Small Grants Program

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

$1K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 9, 2020
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

The U.S. Small Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan that offered $1,000 -- $50,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 58 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan.

$1K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

The U.S. Small Grants Program is closed (last close March 9, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan still indexes 58 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 March 9, 2020

Posted Dec 6 Closes Mar 9

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

This program has two deadlines for submission of Application forms which are1) 11:59 pm January 20, 2020 (Nur-Sultan time)2) 11:59 pm March 9, 2020 (Nur-Sultan time)Applications submitted by the first deadline have a greater likelihood of consideration while funding is available.Due to the volume of applicants and inquiries, PAS does not accept letters of intent, concept papers, or requests for meetings prior to application.This program will be funded under the appropriate Foreign Assistance Act authorization.Project proposals must address one of the following themes: 1. Rule of law and legal reform;2. Transparency in government and anti-corruption;3. Anti-trafficking4. Protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance;5. Public education and advocacy (including civic education);6. Minority rights;7. Women’s empowerment;Priority focus will be given to the following themes:· Trafficking in persons (Anti-trafficking):- Building capacity of responsible agencies to improve identification of labor victims (both foreign and domestic) of trafficking;- Reintegration, rehabilitation and vocational training programs for victims of trafficking;- Prevention of trafficking in persons by addressing the demand;- Assistance and protection programs for foreign victims;· Public Education and Advocacy: Air Quality Management:- Emissions inventories, including using existing modeling techniques to conduct, publish, and implement outreach campaigns educating the public about actual sources of significant pollution, versus presumed sources;- Outreach campaigns, highlighting the actual economic costs and benefits of improving air quality, focusing on economic and morbidity data.Preference will be given to projects that engage in the following activities:- Activities that will result in concrete outcomes (versus only discussions);- Advocacy for solving societal issues;- Development of proposals for legislative changes;For all themes, priority will be given to projects that yield concrete results. Projects consisting solely of conferences or roundtable discussions are unlikely to be funded. Also, all things being equal, projects implemented in the regions (including rural areas), are preferable to those focusing only on Almaty, Nur-Sultan, or Shymkent.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-KAZ-NS-AEECA-20-001

Grants.gov marks The U.S. Small Grants Program 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 Kazakhstan book (52 peers, 88% of 59).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

1) Saltanat Gninenko, Grants Coordinator Phone +7 7172 702217 2) Serik Dossaliyev, Program Assistant phone +7 7172 702456

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What to do next

The U.S. Small Grants Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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