Closed · SCAKAB-22-GR-002-SCA-03032022 · CFDA 19.501 · Discretionary

Preserving Afghan Culture, Empowering Women, and Reinforcing Shared Values

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

$200K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 29, 2022
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Preserving Afghan Culture, Empowering Women, and Reinforcing Shared Values is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Afghanistan that offered $200,000 -- $500,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 100 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Afghanistan.

$200K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
19.501
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Preserving Afghan Culture is closed (last close April 29, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Afghanistan still indexes 100 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 April 29, 2022

Posted Mar 3 Closes Apr 29

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy, Kabul (Doha) is pleased to announce an open competition for eligible organizations to submit applications to carry out a program that implements activities that preserve Afghan culture, empower Afghan women, and/or reinforce U.S. and Afghanistan shared values. Please carefully follow all instructions below.Executive SummaryPDS seeks proposals for a project that will address at least one or more of the following areas:• Preserve and promote Afghan cultural heritage• Strengthen Afghan civil society by supporting women’s organizations, including those working to counter and prevent gender-based violence• Increase economic growth by empowering Afghan women with skills to start businesses or to enhance their competitiveness for gainful employment• Reinforce respect for human rights, the rule of law, and freedoms of speech, association, and movementProgram approaches could include:• Documenting, digitizing, and virtually displaying Afghan cultural heritage (e.g., arts, crafts, traditions, dances, music, poetry, etc.) and related stories to make them widely available to Afghan audiences both inside and out of Afghanistan in order to reinforce our shared values of respect for cultural diversity and the importance of preserving cultural heritage to strengthen Afghan identity. [NOTE: Heritage-centered projects funded by the U.S. government cannot be religious in nature.]• Providing capacity training and technical support to Afghan civil society women’s organizations so that they may continue operations that assist Afghan women in pursuing, attaining, and maintaining equal rights, ensuring equal access to economic opportunities, and reinforcing our shared values• Conducting virtual programs and awareness campaigns to reduce gender-based violence in Afghanistan and/or within Afghan refugee communities in order to reinforce respect for human rights and the rule of law• Organizing virtual programs for Afghan audiences that reinforce respect for human rights, the rule of law, and freedoms of speech, association, and movementPDS intends to issue an award for a period of 18 months (base period) with options for one additional 18-month period.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SCAKAB-22-GR-002-SCA-03032022

Grants.gov marks Preserving Afghan Culture 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 U.S. Mission to Afghanistan book (91 peers, 90% of 101).

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

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