Closed · STI40020GRXXXX · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

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

$10K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 31, 2020
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Tajikistan that offered $10,000 -- $50,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 24 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Tajikistan.

$10K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed (last close March 31, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Tajikistan still indexes 24 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 31, 2020

Posted Mar 2 Closes Mar 31

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Dushanbe Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. This program supports the development of Tajikistan’s democratic institutions and civil society by competitively awarding small grants to Tajik nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, to nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and to independent local media organizations. The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Dushanbe is soliciting Statements of Interest from Tajik civil society and independent media organizations that focus on one of the priority areas specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Affairs Section’s goals, priority program areas, target audiences, and geographic locations when developing their proposals. Statements of Interest cannot exceed two pages. More information about Embassy Dushanbe’s Democracy Commission can be found at: https://tj.usembassy.gov/embassy/dushanbe/grant-programs/democracy-commission/ This program will be funded under the Foreign Assistance Act authorization. All programming is subject to the statutory limitations of the funding determined.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Democracy Commission Small Grants Program (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Community Development (CD). Only 1 other U.S. Mission to Tajikistan listing share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 25).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

Parviz M Aydarshoev GrantProposalsDushanbe@state.gov

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