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AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2021: ARDF-Africa Regional Democracy Fund, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde

Closed Closed July 3, 2021 Opportunity AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2021

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Cameroon notices from 2021.

U.S. Mission to Cameroon offered grants of up to $25,000 (at least $12,500) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $400,000 in total. Applications closed on July 3, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 19, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

U.S. Mission to Cameroon 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
AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2024April 25, 2024Closed June 23, 2024Closed
AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2023April 6, 2023Closed June 4, 2023Closed
AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2022May 25, 2022Closed July 8, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedMay 19, 2021
DeadlineJuly 3, 2021
Archived by Grants.govAugust 2, 2021

Who can apply

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

The Africa Regional Democracy Fund program is limited to Cameroonian local registered CBOs, associations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with at least 2 years of experience working in the areas of Democracy, Governance and Human Rights. Organizations and entities with a prior history of poor performance of U.S. government grants are ineligible for this funding.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Yaounde-Cameroon, Political and Economic Section is seeking proposals for projects that will advance human rights and fundamental freedoms by supporting local organizations’ efforts to promote human rights systems, policies, and protection. In addition, it seeks projects that will advance citizen engagement to hold governments accountable, to participate in economic, political, governing, and other critical processes aimed at creating more peaceful, democratic, and pluralistic societies; promote citizen engagement in local decision-making processes, such as through participatory budgeting processes and public-private dialogue for economic development priorities. Note: The U.S. Embassy expects to receive funding for the ARDF program before September 30, 2021. Grant awards are contingent on the receipt of funding. If the program is not approved, no grants will be awarded under this call.

Category: Other.

Who has won Africa Regional Democracy Fund grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Africa Regional Democracy Fund (19.225) awarded $29.3 million across 156 grant awards, an average of $187,976 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees77$6.0 million
UnicefNew York1$5.7 million
Institute for Security Studies1$3.3 million
International Republican InstituteDistrict of Columbia5$1.1 million
Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc.District of Columbia2$860,000

Top states: New York ($6.3 million), District of Columbia ($4.1 million), Georgia ($225,000), Texas ($225,000).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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

Questions people ask

Is AFYDE-ARDF-GR-POLECON-2021 still open?

No. It closed on July 3, 2021.

Who can apply for ARDF-Africa Regional Democracy Fund, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde?

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

What is the deadline for ARDF-Africa Regional Democracy Fund, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde?

Closed July 3, 2021. 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 $25,000 each. About $400,000 in total.

Who has won Africa Regional Democracy Fund grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Unicef, Institute for Security Studies. The program made 156 awards worth $29.3 million in that time.

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