Closed · DFOP0017536 · CFDA 19.979 · Discretionary
Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainment Capacity Building
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $7.5M-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 3, 2025
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainment Capacity Building is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA that offered $7,500,000 -- $10,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 165 other opportunities from Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA.
- $7.5M-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 19.979
- CFDA program
- 165
- other opportunities from Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA
Archived opportunity record
Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainmen… is closed (last close September 3, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA still indexes 165 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 September 3, 2025
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The project will continue and advance mentorship of the SNA-Danab on the execution of mission command activities at the brigade level and below. Operational mentorship activities will include those activities that support stabilization mechanisms to secure Somali territory, accountability measures to promote SNA-Danab self-sustainment and readiness, and operational capacity to improve force management and operational effectiveness.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Education
The printed eligibility set for Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainmen… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 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 Education (ED). 50 other Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA listings share this eligibility-code string (30% of 166).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Ryan Kildow, Africa Security Assistance Program Manager, KildowR@state.gov
What to do next
Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainmen… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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