Closed · SFOP0008992 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression in Academia

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Global Public Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 22, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression in Academia is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Global Public Affairs that offered Up to $1,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 55 other opportunities from Bureau of Global Public Affairs.

up to $1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression i… is closed (last close July 22, 2022). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Global Public Affairs still indexes 55 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 July 22, 2022

Posted Jun 10 Closes Jul 22

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

A Cooperative Agreement for up to $1,500,000 U.S. Dollars (USD) in FY 20221 Economic Support Funds (ESF) will be awarded for work that will develop a global campaign to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression through shared understandings of PRC-linked challenges to core values and consensus-based responses. The initial period of performance will be for 24 months. Funding authority rests under FY2021 ESF, as authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0008992

Grants.gov marks Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression i… 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 Bureau of Global Public Affairs book (37 peers, 66% of 56).

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

GEC-Programs@state.gov

What to do next

Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression i… 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
  • Bureau of Global Public Affairs lists 55 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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