Closed · AF-DRC-FY25-03 · CFDA 19.040 · Discretionary

Congo Basin Conclave 2 – Cultural Component

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 14, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Congo Basin Conclave 2 – Cultural Component is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo that offered $50,000 -- $50,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

$50K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.040
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Congo Basin Conclave 2 – Cultural Component is closed (last close February 14, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 19.040 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo still indexes 35 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 February 14, 2025

Posted Jan 14 Closes Feb 14

Est. Total Funding

$50,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Congo Basin and its people are increasingly under threat. Slash and burn agriculture, urbanization, rapid population growth, charcoal production, deforestation, illegal logging and mining, and the bushmeat trade, all contribute to environmental degradation. The Congo Basin Conclave conceives of a cross-sectional approach to “smart” development that balances economic opportunities for local communities and protections for indigenous peoples. The Conclave seeks to bring together local stakeholders to build networks that support projects that invest in the people of the Congo Basin, who stand to benefit the most from a healthy, sustainable environment. In a country that is home to 60% of the Congo Basin – the world’s second-largest rainforest – the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa hosted the first Congo Basin Conclave April 22-24, 2024, with delegations from Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo, as well as participants from across the DRC. Pre-conclave discussions took place in all four participating countries, generating ideas and themes for the Kinshasa Conclave. The 130 participants formed six thematic dialogue groups that met four times over the course of the three days, culminating in recommendations and action plans for cross-border collaborations. Facilitating collaboration between regional experts was only one part of the vision of the Conclave; the other was generating popular support for Congo Basin preservation. To achieve this, the Conclave included a cultural component that featured university engagement, movie screenings, arts diplomacy, and a public concert. These community engagement efforts reached hundreds of enthusiastic young people with positive messaging about taking pride in, and protecting, their patrimony—and challenging them to take action. The cultural component, and the inclusion of artists and influencers in the Conclave, is key to galvanizing public support for Congo Basin preservation.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AF-DRC-FY25-03

Grants.gov marks Congo Basin Conclave 2 – Cultural Component 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo book (28 peers, 78% of 36).

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 19.040

USAID International Development Grants

U.S. Department of State

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Agency Contact

Mission Kinshasa Public Affairs Grants Team

What to do next

Congo Basin Conclave 2 – Cultural Component is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 19.040 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • USAID International Development Grants indexes 47 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo lists 35 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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