Closed · AF-ARS-FY20-02 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democracy in Africa

Federal grant opportunity posted by Africa Regional Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$400K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 17, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democracy in Africa is a closed discretionary listing from Africa Regional Services that offered $200,000 -- $400,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 14 other opportunities from Africa Regional Services.

$200K-$400K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democr… is closed (last close August 17, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Africa Regional Services still indexes 14 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 August 17, 2020

Posted Jul 21 Closes Aug 17

Est. Total Funding

$400,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This program will engage early and mid-career professionals across the continent by offering a menu of virtual short courses in English, French and Portuguese on civic engagement that includes information adaptable to many countries and contexts. Central topics will include journalism, engaging governments, and inclusivity. The courses would be followed by interactive conversations via chat or social media platforms to form a network of similarly-minded individuals willing to develop activities or policies integrating course principles in their own institutions. An in-person training and networking opportunity will be offered to 60 participants to come together and discuss more deeply the topics of the courses. The material will include U.S. authored content and reflect the diversity of opinion in the U.S., but underscore our fundamental values of democracy and freedom. Speakers will include U.S. citizens and experts who have experience in sub Saharan Africa and the U.S.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AF-ARS-FY20-02

Grants.gov marks Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democr… 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 Africa Regional Services book (10 peers, 67% of 15).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Africa Regional Services (ARS) Grantor Phone 0033143127026

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What to do next

Virtual Civic Engagement to Strengthen Democr… 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
  • Africa Regional Services lists 14 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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