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2022-FY21AEECA-PASPODGORICA: 2022 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

Closed Closed March 4, 2022 Opportunity 2022-FY21AEECA-PASPODGORICA

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Democracy Commission Program R2 FY2022 (TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Montenegro notices from 2022.

U.S. Mission to Montenegro offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on March 4, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 4, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

U.S. Mission to Montenegro has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
2024-FY23AEECA-PASPODGORICAFebruary 29, 2024Closed April 29, 2024Closed
2023-FY23AEECA-PASPODGORICAMarch 10, 2023Closed May 8, 2023Closed
2021-FY20AEECA-PASPODGORICAFebruary 19, 2021Closed March 31, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedFebruary 4, 2022
DeadlineMarch 4, 2022
Archived by Grants.govMarch 15, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

The following organizations are eligible to apply: Montenegrin not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, civil society/non-governmental organizations, educational organizations and other organizations that have displayed trustworthiness. American and third-country organizations and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program. Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding. Organizations that have received a grant from the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program in a previous cycle may apply, however, preference will be given to organizations which do not have ongoing Embassy grants at the time when the merit review panel convenes.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

All application materials must be submitted by email to PodgoricaGrants@state.gov by close of business 17:00 on Friday, March 4, 2022. Please send all supporting documents via email attachments or in a zipped folder (RAR files/zipped folders won’t be accepted). Do not send application materials via WeTransfer links or Dropbox. For detailed information about this funding opportunity, please access a complete text of this Notice of Funding Opportunity via link below. Required forms and guidelines available on the same link and as attachments to this announcement.

Category: Other.

Who has won AEECA/ESF PD Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, AEECA/ESF PD Programs (19.900) awarded $192 million across 2,295 grant awards, an average of $83,527 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc.District of Columbia72$35.7 million
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees484$23.3 million
International Research and Exchanges Board Inc.District of Columbia10$6.1 million
World Learning Inc.Vermont10$5.0 million
Cultural Vistas, Inc.District of Columbia2$4.8 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($57.2 million), Vermont ($7.9 million), New York ($7.3 million), Virginia ($2.3 million), California ($1.9 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is 2022-FY21AEECA-PASPODGORICA still open?

No. It closed on March 4, 2022. A newer notice is forecast: TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, forecast, no dates yet.

Who can apply for 2022 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program?

U.S. Mission to Montenegro accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 2022 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program?

Closed March 4, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $300,000 in total across about 6 awards.

Who has won AEECA/ESF PD Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. The program made 2,295 awards worth $192 million in that time.

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