# Sustainable Financial Management of CSOs in Cameroon

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-cmr-fy21-06-sustainable-financial-management-of-csos-in-cameroon/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331272

> U.S. Mission to Cameroon offered grants of up to $15,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $15,000 in total. Applications closed on February 28, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-CMR-FY21-06 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Cameroon |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 28, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $15,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $15,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

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

• 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 institutions

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for applications to carry out a program to enhance the financial management capacity of managers of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Cameroon. Program Objectives: A recent report published by USAID identified financial management as one of the weaknesses inhibiting sustainability of CSOs in Cameroon. Most CSOs lack expertise, staffing, and resources to establish and abide by rigorous financial management standards. As a result, relatively few CSOs are able to receive external funding. The goal of this project is to provide selected CSO leaders hands-on training in financial management as a means of ensuring the sustainability of CSOs, so that they may robustly fulfill the important role they play in contributing to the democratic and social development of Cameroon. Proposals should provide context-relevant training with sufficient hands-on and practical content for participants to adopt and implement sustainable improvements to their organizations’ financial management practices. Proposals that contain too many planned training topics will be ranked less competitive than those that focus on a small number of key priorities and provide sufficient instruction time on each one for adoption by participants to be sustainable. These priorities may include: · Income: contributions, membership dues, donations, fund raising, loans, income generating activities, etc. · Budgeting: financial planning stages, expenses, etc. · Accounting: general accounting principles, small organizations accounting, bookkeeping, filing and archiving accounting documents, etc. · Taxes: dealing with tax audits · Staff management and compensation · Establishing standard operating procedures Participants and Audiences: The target audience is Cameroonian CSO leaders and other CSO staff with responsibility for financial management of their organizations.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-CMR-FY21-06 still open?

No. It closed on February 28, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Sustainable Financial Management of CSOs 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 Sustainable Financial Management of CSOs in Cameroon?

Closed February 28, 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 $15,000 each. About $15,000 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.