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General Department of State Assistance (19.700)

Also known as General Assistance Programs-No longer in use

General Department of State Assistance (Assistance Listing 19.700) is run by the Department of State. It awarded $21.1 million in 26 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $810,812 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $221,379. Half of the 26 awards fell between $15,578 and $1.2 million, and they ranged from $7,000 to $7.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

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Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, General Department of State Assistance (19.700) awarded$21.1 million across 26 grant awards, an average of $810,812 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
United Nations Office for Project Services1$7.3 million
Carnegie-Mellon UniversityPennsylvania1$3.1 million
Asian Development Bank1$2.2 million
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic SeminarsDistrict of Columbia1$2.1 million
International Labor OrganizationDistrict of Columbia1$2.0 million
U.S. Civilian Research and Development FoundationVirginia1$1.4 million
Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. (the)District of Columbia1$1.3 million
The Asia FoundationCalifornia1$987,500
UnicefNew York1$977,854
U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute, Inc.District of Columbia1$935,210
United Nations Development ProgrammeNew York1$765,312
United NationsNew York1$561,961
Hatch Works PVT LTD1$245,228
Public International Law & Policy GroupDistrict of Columbia1$197,529
Comunita' Di S.egidio Acap Aps1$118,519
International Republican InstituteDistrict of Columbia1$114,840
Search for Common GroundDistrict of Columbia1$98,764
Voices Gy1$24,886
Taiwan Hong Kong Association1$24,813
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees3$19,687

Top states: District of Columbia ($6.7 million), Pennsylvania ($3.1 million), New York ($2.3 million), Virginia ($1.4 million), California ($650,746).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 32% of the money, colleges and universities 15% and businesses 0.2%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other15$11.3 million54%
Nonprofits8$6.6 million32%
Colleges and universities1$3.1 million15%
Businesses1$43,6980.2%
Individuals1$10,000less than 0.1%

By state

4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
District of Columbia7$6.7 million
Pennsylvania1$3.1 million
New York3$2.3 million
Virginia1$1.4 million
California1$650,746

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.