Closed · BENIN-ARDF-FY20-001 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

Renewing Benin’s Social Contract

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of State, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $375K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 4, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Renewing Benin’s Social Contract is a closed discretionary listing from Department of State that offered Up to $375,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 75 other opportunities from Department of State.

up to $375K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Renewing Benin’s Social Contract is closed (last close September 4, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of State still indexes 75 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 September 4, 2020

Posted Aug 6 Closes Sep 4

Est. Total Funding

$375,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Cotonou of the U.S. Department of State announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to improve civic education, citizen participation, and public accountability at the communal level. The project will educate citizens about their roles in citizen oversight, train communal councils on their role in promoting transparency and communicating with constituents, and facilitate inclusive community dialogues and the development of social contracts between citizens and communal councils. The Period of Performance for this grant will be 24 months. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BENIN-ARDF-FY20-001

Grants.gov marks Renewing Benin’s Social Contract 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 Department of State book (39 peers, 51% of 76).

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

Alison Davis davisaw1@state.gov

What to do next

Renewing Benin’s Social Contract is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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