Closed · HRV2024NOFO001 · CFDA 19.900 · Discretionary
Upholding Democracy, Empowering Civil Society, the Judiciary, and Increasing Transparency in Croatia
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Croatia, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 22, 2024
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
Upholding Democracy, Empowering Civil Society, the Judiciary, and Increasing Transparency in Croatia is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Croatia that offered $50,000 -- $150,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$150K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 19.900
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Upholding Democracy, Empowering Civil Society, the Judiciary, and Increasing Transparency in Croatia - is cataloged under number HRV2024NOFO001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.900, posted by U.S. Mission to Croatia. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 21, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $150,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $500,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $33,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 22, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $150,000
Close Date
July 22, 2024
Posted
June 21, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb aims to support projects focused on increasing the capacity and resilience of civil society and advancing rule of law and transparency in Croatia. These projects should address the following areas: Monitoring and Advocacy: Assessing progress in democracy and transparency efforts, advocating for policy reforms, and increasing the capacity and resilience of civil society to counter anti-democratic trends. Capacity Building: Enhancing the capacity and resilience of civil society organizations to counter anti-democratic trends, conduct advocacy and research, and serve as effective watchdogs. Judicial Training and Reform: Providing specialized training for judges, prosecutors, and investigators to improve adjudication of human rights cases, enhance judicial independence, and strengthen the rule of law. Improving the capacity, accountability and independence of judges, prosecutors, investigators, oversight institutions and lawyers. Government Transparency: Increasing transparency in government operations, particularly in public procurement processes, and ensuring that information is freely available and accessible to the public. Empowering Citizens and Improving Access to Justice: Enhancing citizen participation in democracy and governance processes, strengthening whistleblower protections to encourage reporting of corruption and wrongdoing, and improving access to justice for all citizens, particularly marginalized communities. Raising public awareness about corruption. Applicants must clearly define their project goals and outcomes, set measurable project objectives, rationalize their methodology, and identify specific performance metrics. They are strongly encouraged to formulate sustainable, impactful projects aligning with their organizations' long-term goals, incorporating a robust public communication strategy. Proposals should address potential implementation challenges and detail strategies for risk mitigation. Eligible projects and applicants must maintain political neutrality, refraining from affiliations or endorsements of any political entities.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Zagreb PD Section
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