Opportunity Information: Apply for AF DRC FY20 01
The U.S. Mission in Kinshasa Public Affairs Section (PAS) Annual Program Statement 2020 (Funding Opportunity Number AF DRC FY20 01) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State grant opportunity aimed at strengthening ties between the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The central idea is to support public diplomacy programs that reinforce the U.S.-DRC Privileged Partnership for Peace and Prosperity, with an emphasis on improving governance, promoting peace and security, combating corruption, advancing human rights, and helping create the conditions for greater U.S. investment and broader economic growth. Proposals are expected to encourage practical bilateral cooperation in areas where both countries share interests, while also highlighting shared values and building long-term people-to-people connections.
A defining requirement of this opportunity is that every proposed project must include a clear U.S. element. That U.S. component could take many forms, such as involving an American expert or speaker, partnering with a U.S. organization or institution, incorporating U.S. cultural content, or connecting participants to American educational or professional networks. The purpose of including this U.S. element is to increase understanding of U.S. policy, perspectives, society, and values, rather than simply funding generic development activities without a public diplomacy or bilateral engagement angle.
PAS Kinshasa is specifically looking for programs that engage a wide range of audiences across Congolese society, including the general public as well as decision-makers, civil society leaders, and other opinion-shapers. The programming focus spans information, security, economic, cultural, and educational issues, using public diplomacy tools and expertise to broaden awareness of the United States and build informed support for U.S. policies and engagement. In practice, this means proposals should be designed with influence and outreach in mind, including clearly identified target audiences and credible methods for reaching them.
The announcement outlines several priority program themes. Health-focused proposals are encouraged, particularly those that promote health and hygiene practices or respond to the major public health pressures associated with the Ebola epidemic and the COVID pandemic. Prosperity, trade, and investment is another major area, with interest in activities that help expand U.S. exports and investment, strengthen connections between U.S. and Congolese businesses, or open economic opportunities and entrepreneurship pathways, especially for women, youth, and underserved communities. The grant also supports non-partisan work related to shared democratic values, such as programming that explains how U.S. democracy functions (including attention to the 2020 U.S. elections context) and draws connections between democratic aspirations and values in both countries, particularly for audiences who have limited first-hand exposure to the United States.
Additional priority areas include technology and innovation, with examples like agricultural technology collaboration, cybersecurity, and entrepreneurship support. There is also a category for shared values and interests, which is broadly about strengthening the overall U.S.-DRC relationship through public engagement, including commemorations of significant historical events or other commemorative initiatives that reinforce mutual understanding. University partnerships are highlighted as well, with an emphasis on creating sustainable linkages between Congolese educational institutions and U.S. partners and expanding access to educational and professional exchanges. Finally, cultural diplomacy is explicitly encouraged, including projects that promote U.S. culture and leverage areas of shared U.S.-DRC appreciation for cultural excellence, such as arts, film, sports, fashion, literature, and related cultural forms.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a grant issued by the Department of State, U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, under CFDA 19.040. The posting indicates an anticipated maximum award amount (ceiling) of $25,000, with approximately 10 awards expected. The opportunity was created on May 5, 2020, and the original closing date was September 4, 2020. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, indicating it is not limited only to a narrow applicant type, though applicants would typically need to demonstrate the capacity to carry out public diplomacy programming and manage U.S. government grant funds responsibly.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as small-grant public diplomacy support for high-impact, clearly targeted programs that connect Congolese communities and institutions with American expertise, organizations, and cultural or educational resources, while advancing the broader partnership goals of peace, prosperity, good governance, rights, and stronger bilateral engagement.Apply for AF DRC FY20 01
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Mission in Kinshasa PAS Annual Program Statement 2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 05, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 04, 2020. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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