# Building Strong Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/emb-yaounde-pds-cso-fy24-08-building-strong-civil-society-organizations-in-cameroon/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355891

> U.S. Mission to Cameroon offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $40,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $50,000 in total. Applications closed on September 8, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EMB-YAOUNDE-PDS-CSO-FY24-08 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Cameroon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 8, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $40,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $50,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

PDS encourages applications from the United States and Cameroon:• Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks, community associations, and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience • Individuals• Non-profit media organizations• Professional trade organizations • Non-profit or governmental educational institutionsFor-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for applications to carry out a program to strengthen the organizational and managerial capacity of Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon. The program will provide a better understanding of the role of civil society organizations as a pillar of democratic systems, provide CSO leaders from across Cameroon the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively manage their organizations while leveraging all available opportunities for enhanced community impact. The program should provide participants the opportunity to learn from each other to develop standard operating procedures that ensure effective achievement of organizations’ goals and objectives. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Priority Region: All regions of Cameroon Program Objectives: The program will consist of series of 5 workshops in 5 different regional headquarters of Cameroon. Each regional workshop will bring together participants from two regions. Each workshop will consist of a three-day training focusing on various aspects of CSO management. Topics covered will include, among others: - The role of CSOs in a democracy - Managing community organizations in emerging democracies - The legal framework of CSOs in Cameroon - Servant leadership and community engagement - Proposal writing and project management, including the elaboration of key performance indicators and reporting - Understanding the USG Federal Assistance principles and mechanism - Financial management for sustainable CSOs - Effective use of traditional and modern communication tools for enhanced impact The final training curriculum should be developed following an assessment of Cameroonian CSOs capacities and weaknesses. Participants and Audiences: Each workshop will bring together 30 established CSO leaders with at least two-years of experience working in an association, NGO, trade union, or community-based organization. Each participant will commit to organize a pass-it-on activity for a minimum of 10 CSO members in his/her town. There should be plans for robust media coverage to broaden the impact of the project. The launching of each of the workshops would be open to local authorities. The grantee should design a robust media coverage plan ensuring that the project will have high visibility.

## Questions people ask

### Is EMB-YAOUNDE-PDS-CSO-FY24-08 still open?

No. It closed on September 8, 2024. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Building Strong Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon?

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 Building Strong Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon?

Closed September 8, 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 $50,000 each. About $50,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.