Opportunity Information: Apply for 2024 FY23AEECA PASPODGORICA
The 2024 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Mission to Montenegro to fund projects that strengthen open and competitive political systems and protect human rights. This particular Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) emphasizes practical, community-facing initiatives that bolster civil society while also advancing tolerance, diversity, and inclusion across Montenegrin society. The program is positioned to support efforts that help communities participate more fully in civic and democratic life, especially where social exclusion, discrimination, or weak civic engagement are persistent challenges.
Applicants are expected to design proposals that clearly align with at least one of the program's priority areas. These priorities include protecting human rights and promoting tolerance, with a strong emphasis on youth-focused work; advancing ethnic minority rights, LGBTQi inclusion, and gender equality; supporting women's empowerment in both political and economic spheres; and strengthening civil society more broadly. In practice, this means projects should be anchored in tangible outcomes such as increased civic participation, improved protections or awareness of rights, stronger organizational capacity in the nonprofit sector, or greater public acceptance of diversity and inclusion. The Embassy signals that proposals should not be one-off events with limited follow-through, but rather initiatives that create durable impact and can reasonably sustain benefits beyond the grant period.
The NOFO allows a wide range of program formats and methods, giving organizations flexibility to match activities to local needs and audiences. Suggested project elements include strategic policy engagement, advocacy initiatives, communications campaigns aimed at key audiences, capacity-building trainings, workshops, hackathons, cultural programming, and hands-on activities that require participants to take follow-on actions after the event or training. Community initiatives are also explicitly encouraged, which leaves room for locally grounded projects in smaller municipalities or underserved areas. A consistent theme is that competitive proposals should be thoughtfully designed, action-oriented, and able to demonstrate how their activities lead to meaningful change rather than simply raising awareness.
A notable priority is geographic and social targeting. The Embassy encourages proposals that reach underserved communities, particularly in economically disadvantaged parts of Montenegro that have experienced significant out-migration in recent years. This signals a preference for projects that do not only concentrate in major urban centers, and that respond to the social and economic pressures that can undermine civic participation, youth engagement, and community cohesion. Strong applications will likely show a clear understanding of local context, barriers faced by specific groups, and a realistic plan for engaging those audiences through credible messengers and accessible programming.
Eligibility is limited to Montenegrin not-for-profit organizations. This includes think tanks, civil society or non-governmental organizations, educational organizations, and other local organizations working in the relevant fields, provided they have demonstrated trustworthiness. The NOFO explicitly states that American organizations, third-country organizations, and individuals are not eligible for grants under this program, which means applicants must be locally based entities in Montenegro and structured as not-for-profit organizations.
From a funding perspective, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $50,000 and anticipates making about eight awards. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA number 19.900, and the funding instrument type is a grant. While the NOFO text referenced in the announcement would contain the full details on budgets, allowable costs, reporting expectations, and evaluation criteria, the summary information indicates a typical small-grants structure focused on targeted, measurable interventions rather than large-scale multi-year programming.
Applications must be submitted by email to PodgoricaGrants@state.gov no later than 17:00 Montenegro time on April 29, 2024. The Embassy requires that all supporting documents be sent as email attachments. Applicants may also send a zipped folder, but RAR files and certain compressed formats are not accepted. The Embassy also prohibits submissions through file-transfer services or external links such as WeTransfer or Dropbox, so applicants need to ensure their full application package can be delivered directly through email in an acceptable attachment format. The announcement notes that the complete NOFO text, along with required forms and guidelines, is available via the provided link and attachments, and applicants are expected to follow those instructions to ensure their submission is compliant.Apply for 2024 FY23AEECA PASPODGORICA
- The U.S. Mission to Montenegro in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2024 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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