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DFOP0016585: 4th Mekong Research Symposium

Closed Closed July 22, 2024 Opportunity DFOP0016585

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 Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific notices from 2024.

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific offered grants of up to $430,000 (at least $430,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 22, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 28, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 24, 2024
DeadlineJuly 22, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO); Public International Organizations; Foreign Public Organizations; U.S.-based private, public, or state institutions of higher education; Foreign-based institutions of higher education, and U.S. for-profit organizations or businesses.

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What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs’ Office of Conservation, and Water (OES) announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for a program to help address and identify solutions to shared water challenges in the Mekong sub-region by developing and hosting the 4th Mekong Research Symposium (MRS), under the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). The MRS will convene stakeholders (including academia, private sector, media and journalists, local government, donors, development and financing partners, non-profits, civil society organizations, and indigenous communities) to present on advancements in science and technology, including local solutions, and raise awareness of existing initiatives and resources to provide long-term, equitable benefits across the sub-region.

Category: Environment.

Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (19.017) awarded $1.8 billion across 216 grant awards, an average of $8.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentDistrict of Columbia9$1.3 billion
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency5$138 million
Bndes3$53.5 million
United Nations Capital Development FundNew York1$44.6 million
United Nations Environment Programme11$32.3 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($1.4 billion), New York ($77.1 million), Massachusetts ($5.0 million), Colorado ($4.4 million), California ($3.0 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is DFOP0016585 still open?

No. It closed on July 22, 2024.

Who can apply for 4th Mekong Research Symposium?

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 4th Mekong Research Symposium?

Closed July 22, 2024. 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 $430,000 each.

Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Bndes. The program made 216 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.

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