Closed · BJL-ARDF-FY23 · CFDA 19.225 · Discretionary

Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations to Promote Accountable Governance in The Gambia

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

$500K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 12, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations to Promote Accountable Governance in The Gambia is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Gambia that offered $500,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 9 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Gambia.

$500K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.225
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society O… is closed (last close July 12, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Gambia still indexes 9 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 12, 2024

Posted Jun 11 Closes Jul 12

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Banjul announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support capacity activities for local civil society organizations (CSOs). Subject to the availability of funding, a grant of up to $500,000 U.S. Dollars in FY 2023 Economic Support Funds (ESF) will be awarded for work that will build the capacity of CSOs which will enable them to effectively engage the government and hold them accountable, help fight corruption and educate the public on key social and human rights issues. Applicants can find application forms and other materials needed to apply on GRANTS.gov https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-mandatory-family and/or U.S. Embassy Banjul’s website https://gm.usembassy.gov/grant-opportunities/ under the announcement title “Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society Organizations to Promote Accountable Governance in The Gambia” funding opportunity number “BJL-ARDF-FY23.” Please contact the U.S. Embassy Banjul’s point of contact listed in Section G if requesting reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities or for security reasons. Please note that reasonable accommodations do not include deadline extensions.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BJL-ARDF-FY23

Grants.gov marks Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society O… 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 Gambia book (5 peers, 50% of 10).

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 Banjul Political and Economic Section’s email: PolEconBanjul@state.gov.

What to do next

Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society O… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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