# Enhancing Early Warning and Early Response in West Africa

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0007661-enhancing-early-warning-and-early-response-in-west/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332989

> Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations offered grants of up to $1.2 million to nonprofits. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on May 17, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0007661 |
| Agency | Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 17, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.2 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.121 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Foreign Public Entities and Public International Organizations (PIOs)

## What the grant funds

The goal of this program is to enhance strategic prevention and stabilization efforts in West Africa through support to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) existing early warning system known as ECOWARN. The program will focus on increasing the ability of existing National Centers for Coordination of Response Mechanism (NCCRMs) to identify and respond to conflict and atrocity risks through early warning analytics and cooperation with ECOWAS headquarters.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0007661 still open?

No. It closed on May 17, 2021.

### Who can apply for Enhancing Early Warning and Early Response in West Africa?

Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Enhancing Early Warning and Early Response in West Africa?

Closed May 17, 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 $1.2 million each.

### Who has won Conflict and Stabilization Operations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were United Nations Development Programme (Undp), Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social-Caritas Colombiana, Un Women. The program made 9 awards worth $13.3 million in that time.