# Capacity-building support for the environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries in Africa.

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0016671-capacity-building-support-for-the-environmentally-sound-end/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354919

> Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific offered grants of up to $739,875 (at least $369,937) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 29, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0016671 |
| Agency | Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 29, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $739,875 |
| Award floor | $369,937 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.017 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) announces an open competition (see eligibility information in Funding Announcement), under the Toxic Chemicals earmark to reduce and mitigate environmental contamination and human exposures to lead by supporting capacity-building efforts for environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries (LABs) and used lead-acid batteries (ULABs) in Africa. This program aims to reduce lead pollution as well as promote and advance environmentally sustainable consumption and production at international, national, and subnational levels. Please see full list of eligible countries in Section A.2. of the notice of funding opportunity

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0016671 still open?

No. It closed on July 29, 2024.

### Who can apply for Capacity-building support for the environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries in Africa.?

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

### What is the deadline for Capacity-building support for the environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries in Africa.?

Closed July 29, 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 $739,875 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.