Closed · AF-BAMAKO-0723-POLECON-ARDF · CFDA 19.225 · Discretionary

African Regional Democracy Fund for Mali

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

$50K-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 28, 2023
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

African Regional Democracy Fund for Mali is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Mali that offered $50,000 -- $250,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Mali.

$50K-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
19.225
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

African Regional Democracy Fund for Mali is closed (last close August 28, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Mali still indexes 10 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 August 28, 2023

Posted Jul 12 Closes Aug 28

Est. Total Funding

$400,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Bamako announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out projects through the African Regional Democracy Fund. Please follow all instructions below. Priority Regions: Kidal, Taoudenni, Gao, Timbouctou, and Menaka Program Objectives: The program aims to support Malian civil society organizations – especially those representing youth, women, internally displaced persons, and other historically underserved groups –build support for policies and approaches that protect human rights, reduce corruption, bolster civic participation, and ensure fundamental freedoms. Objective 1: Build and strengthen civil society capacity – particularly those representing underrepresented voices – in Mali’s five northern regions (Kidal, Taoudenni, Gao, Timbuktu, and Menaka) to advocate for democratic principles and practices, including freedom of movement and expression without harassment, during and following Mali’s transition period. Objective 2: Bolster transparency and accountability of Mali’s electoral processes and institutional reforms through increased communication and collaboration between civil society stakeholders and transition authorities.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AF-BAMAKO-0723-POLECON-ARDF

Grants.gov marks African Regional Democracy Fund for Mali 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 Mali book (9 peers, 82% of 11).

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 Bamako Political and Economic Section Grantor Please use email

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