ClosedOpportunity SFOP0006687

West Africa Counterterrorism Finance Initiative

Bureau of Counterterrorism · Department of State

At a glance

West Africa Counterterrorism Finance Initiative is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Counterterrorism (Department of State). The application deadline was May 18, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $1.98M. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.701 (Global Counterterrorism Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Apr 30, 2020Posted
May 18, 2020Application deadline

Posted: Apr 30, 2020
Close date: May 18, 2020
Award floor: $1,975,000
Award ceiling: $1,975,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

501(c)(3) nonprofits

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

U.S. - based non-profit/non-governmental organizations having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS; overseas non-governmental non-profit organizations; Foreign Public Entities (FPEs) and Public International Organizations (PIOs). For-profit and commercial firms are not eligible to apply.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

CT seeks proposals to strengthen West African countries’ AML/CFT regimes by promoting compliance with international standards and implementing best practices to increase effectiveness, with a particular focus on increasing governmental capacity to investigate and prosecute terrorism financing cases.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

19.701Global Counterterrorism ProgramsProgram →

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Counterterrorism
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “West Africa Counterterrorism Finance Initiative”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “West Africa Counterterrorism Finance Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.98m.

How do I apply for “West Africa Counterterrorism Finance Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0006687), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 19.040