Closed · PDS-DKR-NOFO-UPI-FY23-02 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

University Partnership Initiative

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

$50K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 13, 2023
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

University Partnership Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Senegal that offered $50,000 -- $50,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 20 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Senegal.

$50K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

University Partnership Initiative is closed (last close March 13, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to Senegal still indexes 20 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 March 13, 2023

Posted Jan 11 Closes Mar 13

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants.Proposals should address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded.Focus areas:• Promote partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions• Establish Senegalese or Bissau Guinean student and faculty exchanges, including in-person and virtual exchange opportunities• Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, entrepreneurship, creative industries, food security, and STEM• Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university education through subject matter exchange programs• Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · PDS-DKR-NOFO-UPI-FY23-02

Grants.gov marks University Partnership Initiative 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 Senegal book (17 peers, 81% of 21).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

View on Grants.gov

Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

View program →

Agency Contact

PASmallgrant Grantor Phone 221338794522 or 4619

What to do next

University Partnership Initiative 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
  • U.S. Mission to Senegal lists 20 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants