Closed · 2023-FY23AEECA-PASPODGORICA · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

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

$20K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 8, 2023
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Montenegro that offered $20,000 -- $50,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 15 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Montenegro.

$20K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed (last close May 8, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Montenegro still indexes 15 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 May 8, 2023

Posted Mar 10 Closes May 8

Est. Total Funding

$300,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is designed to support initiatives that contribute to open and competitive political systems and to the protection of human rights. For this NOFO, the Embassy is seeking project proposals that support tolerance, diversity and inclusion within Montenegrin society. Project proposals should contribute to one of the priority areas stated below: Protection of human rights and promotion of tolerance, especially among youth Ethnic minority, LGBTQi, and gender equality Women’s empowerment in the political and economic sphere Projects may include various elements, including, for example, strategic policy engagements, advocacy, communication campaigns targeting key audiences, workshops, hackathons, cultural programming, hands-on activities requiring follow-on actions from project participants, and community initiatives. We encourage quality proposals which target audiences from outside the capital, especially in economically disadvantaged areas of the country, which have had notable brain drain over the years. All application materials must be submitted by email to PodgoricaGrants@state.gov by close of business, 17:00 on May 8, 2023. Please send all supporting documents via email attachments or in a zipped folder (RAR files/zipped folders won’t be accepted). Do not send application materials via WeTransfer links or Dropbox. For detailed information about this funding opportunity, please access a complete text of this Notice of Funding Opportunity via link below. Required forms and guidelines available on the same link and as attachments to this announcement.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 2023-FY23AEECA-PASPODGORICA

Grants.gov marks 2023 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 Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Montenegro book (15 peers, 94% of 16).

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

US Mission to Montenegro, Public Affairs Office

What to do next

2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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