Closed · DFOP0014022 · CFDA 19.108 · Discretionary

Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in South Asia Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Counterterrorism, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$2.6M-$2.6M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 22, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in South Asia Fund is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Counterterrorism that offered $2,595,000 -- $2,595,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 90 other opportunities from Bureau of Counterterrorism.

$2.6M-$2.6M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.108
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in… is closed (last close July 22, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Counterterrorism still indexes 90 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 22, 2024

Posted May 3 Closes Jul 22

Est. Total Funding

$2,595,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for Fund Manager for the Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in South Asia Fund (the Fund), established in 2019 to support civil society in strengthening governance transparency and accountability in South Asia. The Fund has provided sub-grants and capacity building support to a cohort of 93 civil society organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka focused broadly on the following priority areas: 1. Increasing public sector accountability and transparency, especially in infrastructure procurement and public sector spending; 2. Strengthening democratic institutions and practices, including countering disinformation; 3. Supporting emerging areas of concern, such as environmental governance; 4. Promoting civic participation in such efforts.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Inside Bureau of Counterterrorism's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

Anisha Choubey

What to do next

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