Countering Violent Extremism Small Grants Program FY2024 | OFOP0001303

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The Countering Violent Extremism Small Grants Program FY2024 (Funding Opportunity Number TIRCVEFY24 / OFOP0001303) is a grant competition announced by the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, administered through the Embassy's Public Affairs Section. The program is designed to support practical, community-facing initiatives that strengthen Albania's ability to prevent and counter violent extremism by building resilience, cohesion, and local capacity. The overall emphasis is on efforts that reduce vulnerability to radicalization and help communities respond constructively to extremist influences through prevention, engagement, and credible alternatives.

A central feature of this opportunity is its encouragement of multi-actor, coordinated approaches rather than isolated activities. Proposals are expected to bring together a range of stakeholders such as central and local government bodies, civil society groups, religious communities, media organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector. The goal is to support projects that can align and reinforce the actions of different community actors, increasing the likelihood that prevention work is sustained and trusted at the local level.

The Embassy identifies three main priority areas for funding. The first focuses on building safe and resilient communities to counter violent extremism, including interventions that support individuals and communities considered at risk of radicalization and help them redirect their lives toward positive participation in society. The second priority centers on youth activism and life skills development, including English language skills, with the idea that better-equipped young people can become credible local leaders and advocates for positive change in preventing and countering violent extremism. The third priority area targets the media sector by strengthening professional capacity for reporting and for promoting effective counter-extremism narratives that can reach and influence specific audiences, recognizing the role that information environments and storytelling play in either amplifying or reducing extremist messaging.

Eligibility is primarily limited to Albanian not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and other civil society or non-governmental organizations that can respond to the notice of funding opportunity and that have demonstrated experience and expertise related to countering violent extremism. U.S. organizations and U.S. individuals are explicitly not eligible for funding under this program. While cost sharing or matching funds are not required and will not be used as an evaluation criterion, applicants are encouraged to consider cost-share possibilities when feasible, which can signal additional buy-in or sustainability but is not mandatory.

There are also key administrative requirements that applicants must meet. Organizations seeking an award must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) obtained through SAM.gov and must maintain a valid, active registration on SAM.gov to be eligible for an award. The notice also sets a strict limit of one proposal per organization; if an organization submits more than one proposal, the language indicates that all proposals from that organization risk being disqualified, so applicants need to consolidate ideas into a single, strongest submission.

From the posted opportunity details, the award ceiling is listed as $60,000, indicating that individual grants are not expected to exceed that amount. The opportunity is categorized as a grant, with an activity category listed under humanities and a CFDA/Assistance Listing number of 19.900. The original application deadline is March 26, 2024, and the opportunity was created on March 4, 2024. Overall, this small grants program is positioned to fund targeted, collaborative projects in Albania that strengthen community resilience, empower youth as constructive actors, and improve media capacity to support credible narratives that help prevent violent extremism.

• The U.S. Mission to Albania in the humanities sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Countering Violent Extremism Small Grants Program FY2024" 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 2024-03-04.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-26. (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 $60,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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