Closed · ARDF-2023 · CFDA 19.225 · Discretionary

Africa Regional Democracy Fund

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

$100K-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 25, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Africa Regional Democracy Fund is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Niger that offered $100,000 -- $250,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 30 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Niger.

$100K-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.225
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Africa Regional Democracy Fund is closed (last close July 25, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Niger still indexes 30 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 25, 2023

Posted Jul 7 Closes Jul 25

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

This program will support organizations working on wildlife conservation to assist local communities living in and near wildlife-protected areas, including both farmers and herders, to develop their capacity to actively engage in the preservation of wildlife and Niger’s natural heritage. Objective 1: Amplify the voices of the locals who remain a marginalized group in wildlife-protected areas. Objective 2: Promote the welfare of local communities with diversified means of livelihoods and/or the provision of basic infrastructure.Objective 3: Engage local communities in the fight against violent extremist organizations and traffickers. Project activities could include the following:- Advocating with government institutions to consider local communities’ needs.- Establishing a surveillance system to create a safe environment that promotes tourism.- Creating diversified income generating activities to reduce dependance on agricultural production.- Establishing information-sharing networks between GoN and local communities to report suspected VEO and poaching activities. - Using local knowledge to improve wildlife protection policies and programs.- Amplifying the voice of marginalized groups, especially women.- Supporting women-led groups working on environment issues to reverse desertification.- Raising awareness of conservation laws and the law’s benefits for both farmers and herders. - Basic infrastructure construction for local communities, including health facilities, water sites (wells, boreholes,) and marking cattle passageways for transhumant herders. Anticipated outcomes attributable to program activities include:- Local communities collaborate and share information with government institutions, limiting the operating space for violent extremist organizations and traffickers. - Local communities demonstrate an improved willingness to engage in wildlife protection. - Local communities’ livelihoods are protected.- Local community members, especially women, are engaged and included in the area’s development.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ARDF-2023

Grants.gov marks Africa Regional Democracy Fund 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 Community Development (CD). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Niger book (26 peers, 84% of 31).

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

U.S Embassy Niamey

What to do next

Africa Regional Democracy Fund is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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