Closed · SCAISB-20-AW-009-04062020 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Exchange Program for Female Scholars (Ulemas)

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

$40K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 22, 2020
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Exchange Program for Female Scholars (Ulemas) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Pakistan that offered $40,000 -- $50,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 146 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Pakistan.

$40K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Exchange Program for Female Scholars (Ulemas) is closed (last close May 22, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Pakistan still indexes 146 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 May 22, 2020

Posted Apr 6 Closes May 22

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Mission Pakistan Consulate General Lahore Public Affairs Section is seeking proposals that will provide a two-week or more exchange visit opportunity to at least five female ulemas from Punjab, Pakistan to visit different faith centers, including mosques, churches, temples, and other places of common worship.. Visiting female ulemas will interact with these diverse faith leaders to observe best practices in promoting inter-faith harmony, peace, and good relationships among religions in U.S. society. The program will demonstrate the role of those religious leaders and centers in influencing community-based peace and tolerance. This project has a funding floor of $40,000 and a funding ceiling of $50,000. Proposals should cover a one-year period of performance and specify in which cities of the United States activities will occur. Please review below the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for the complete list of requirements.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAISB-20-AW-009-04062020

Grants.gov marks Exchange Program for Female Scholars (Ulemas) 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Pakistan book (144 peers, 98% of 147).

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

Mission Pakistan Public Affairs Grants Management Team

What to do next

Exchange Program for Female Scholars (Ulemas) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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