Closed · TASHKENT-PDS-FY24-006 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

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

$10K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 8, 2024
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan that offered $10,000 -- $50,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan.

$10K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
19.900
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is closed (last close April 8, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan still indexes 29 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 April 8, 2024

Posted Mar 4 Closes Apr 8

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Embassy Tashkent Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available through the Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. This program supports the development of Uzbekistan’s democratic institutions and civil society by competitively awarding small grants to Uzbekistan’s nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, to nonprofit civil society organizations (CSOs), and to independent local media organizations.The U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) in Tashkent is soliciting proposals for grants from Uzbekistan’s civil society and independent media organizations that focus on one of the priority areas/themes specified below. Applicants should pay close attention to the Public Diplomacy Section’s goals, priority program areas, target audiences when developing their proposals.Overall Program Goals: Increase the capacity of civil society organizations in Uzbekistan to respond to the country’s urgent social needs and increase citizen participation in governance through effective implementation of reforms and laws on civil society, government transparency and citizen oversight.APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATIONFirst Round: Concept Note SubmissionBrief 1-2-paged Concept Note (please see attached CN template) with summary of project objectives, expected outcomes, outputs and approximate budget should be submitted by April 8, 2024. April 8 Proposals must contribute to one or more of the following areas that are the focus of this Notice of Funding Opportunity:Advancing Women’s Empowerment and Social Entrepreneurship Strengthening Disability RightsEmpowering Citizen-led Initiatives to Improve Air QualitySecond Round: Full Proposal SubmissionU.S. Embassy Tashkent will review all Statements of Interest and invite shortlisted projects to submit full grant applications. (See attached full NOFO for the technical requirements for the second round (if the applicant is shortlisted)

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · TASHKENT-PDS-FY24-006

Grants.gov marks 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 Uzbekistan book (25 peers, 83% of 30).

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

Mission Uzbekistan Public Affairs Grants Management Team

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