What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Democracy Commission Small Grants Program", offered by U.S. Mission to Moldova. It is associated with CFDA program 19.900. The U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out projects that foster the development and education of civ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on December 10, 2021. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $10,000 -- $25,000. Total estimated funding: $100,000.

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Closed · PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-02 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

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

$10K-$25K
Award range: Closed
Status: December 10, 2021
Close date: -
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Moldova that offered $10,000 -- $25,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 77 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Moldova.

$10K-$25K
award range: Closed
application status: 19.900
CFDA program: 77
other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Moldova

Archived opportunity record

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed (last close December 10, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Moldova still indexes 77 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 December 10, 2021

Posted Nov 9 Closes Dec 10

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out projects that foster the development and education of civil society in Moldova under the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. The Democracy Commission program is a focused yet flexible mechanism that provides seed money for unique and sustainable projects, particularly projects that help develop the capacity of non-governmental organizations in Moldova. The selection of the projects is based on the applicants’ ability to demonstrate concrete achievements that can show impact in a given field or in a specific community. The submission of the Statement of Interest (SOI) is the first step in a two-step process. Applicants must first submit a concise SOI designed to clearly communicate program idea and objectives. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to requiring the development of a full proposal application. Upon a merit review of eligible SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their program idea(s) by submitting a full proposal application. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decision are made. Priority Region: The Embassy will give priority to projects implemented outside of the major cities of Moldova Program Objectives: · To increase the role of citizen engagement in advocating for accountable governance by partnering with civil society · To strengthen key democratic institutions, increasing transparency · To develop better governance, accountability and sustainability of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). For more details see attached Related Documents.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PDS-CHISINAU-FY22-02

Grants.gov marks Democracy Commission 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 Opportunity Zones (OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Moldova book (49 peers, 63% of 78).

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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What to do next

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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