Assistance Listing 19.979
Regional Peace and Security
Department of State · Department of State
The verdict for a small nonprofit
36% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown.
Based on 86 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $121,136. Expect about 34 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 36%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- n/a
- recipient types not reported for most awards
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $121K
- $121K – $121K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 1
- $121K committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jun
- irregular · 34-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | Business | 52 | $4,493,991 | |
| Masc Foundation | Other | 3 | $404,831 | |
| United Nations | Other | NY | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Association ONG Asma | Other | 2 | $625,000 | |
| Cislamo - Islamic Council of Mozambique | Other | 2 | $550,847 | |
| Centre Africa Obota - Togo | Other | 2 | $500,000 | |
| International Center for Journalists INC | Nonprofit | DC | 2 | $324,974 |
| Association Mines Sans Pauvrete | Other | 2 | $140,051 | |
| Comite International Pour L'Aide D'Urgence ET LE Developpement (CIAUD) | Other | 2 | $84,000 | |
| Rural Media Network | Other | 2 | $64,099 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | $2.8M | $250K | $222K – $270K |
| 2023 | 35 | $7.0M | $100K | $45K – $250K |
| 2024 | 50 | $2.8M | $20K | $12K – $76K |
| 2025 | 1 | $121K | $121K | $121K – $121K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | 2025-09-03 | 28 d | DFOP0017536 · Somalia Operational Mentorship and Sustainment Capacity Building |
| 2024-11-07 | 2024-12-08 | 31 d | DFOP0017004 · Somalia - Operational Mentorship SOI |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-07-25 | 31 d | PDS-SIV-100-FY23-SOI · Promoting Stability Through Storytelling |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-07-15 | 31 d | PDS-CONAKRY-FY2024-04 · U.S. Embassy Conakry Ambassador’s Resilience Fund |
| 2024-04-11 | 2024-06-12 | 62 d | COTONOU-ARF-FY2024002 · AMBASSADOR'S RESILIENCE FUND |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-05-31 | 65 d | PAS-CONAKRY-FY24-03 · U.S. Embassy Conakry Strengthening Information Integrity in Guinea Request for Statements of Interest |
| 2024-03-12 | 2024-05-17 | 66 d | COTONOU-PSF-FY2024-001 · Local Governance and Accountability Project |
| 2024-02-20 | 2024-03-24 | 33 d | DOS-ACC-RSOI-2024-02 · U.S. Embassy Accra Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement: Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) |
| 2024-02-15 | 2024-03-24 | 38 d | DOS-ACC-NOFO2024-01 · Strengthening Democracy and Civic Engagement during Ghana’s 2024 Electoral Process |
| 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-06 | 6 d | PDS-LOME-FY2022-03-V2 · Filling the educational gap in the fight against violent extremism in Togo: Design, Adoption, and Implementation of a dedicated Curriculum |
| 2023-07-17 | 2023-08-18 | 32 d | DOS-AF-ABIDJAN-YEAR-FY23-OF-FY22-01 · Building Community Cohesion through Radio |
| 2023-07-11 | 2023-08-11 | 31 d | COTONOU-ARF-FY2023-001 · Ambassadors' Resilience Fund Benin |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-08-04 | 32 d | DOS-ACC-NOFO-2023-07 · Training and Education to Increase Capacity for Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution |
| 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-15 | 61 d | PDS-LOME-FY2022-02 · Leveraging Media to Support Togo’s National Strategy for Prevention and Fight against Violent Extremism (SNAPLEV) |
| 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-15 | 61 d | PDS-LOME-FY2022-01 · Building Youth Resilience to violent Extremism – Youth Employability Program. |
| 2023-06-15 | 2023-08-15 | 61 d | PDS-LOME-FY2022-03 · Filling the educational gap in the fight against violent extremism in Togo: Design, Adoption, and Implementation of a dedicated Curriculum. |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-07-31 | 47 d | SFOP0009892 · Sub-Saharan Africa Security Sector Consortium |
| 2023-06-13 | 2023-07-17 | 34 d | DOS-AF-MAP-PD-FY23-07 · Advancing Arts for Youth in Pemba and Metuge |
| 2023-05-31 | 2023-07-01 | 31 d | DOS-PDS-CONAKRY-FY23-02 · U.S. Embassy Conakry PDS Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability Request for Statements of Interest |
| 2023-05-17 | 2023-08-14 | 89 d | DOS-AF-MAP-PD-FY23-06 · Vocational School Training for Industrial and Commercial Institute of Pemba |
| 2023-04-18 | 2023-05-22 | 34 d | DOS-AF-MAP-PD-FY23-04 · Youth Basketball Program Mozambique |
| 2023-03-15 | 2023-05-08 | 54 d | SFOP0009525 · Staff Mentorship to the Somali National Army (SNA) HQ and SNA-Danab |
| 2019-07-26 | 2019-08-23 | 28 d | SFOP0006077 · Building Capacity to Counter Violent Extremism in Mozambique |
| 2019-06-06 | 2019-07-26 | 50 d | DOS-NBO-PAS-FY19-009 · Community Radio Expanding Awareness To Inhibit Violent Extremism (CREATIVE) |
| 2019-05-02 | 2019-06-14 | 43 d | SFOP0005838 · Building Capacity to Counter Violent Extremism in Mozambique |
| 2018-05-15 | 2018-06-29 | 45 d | SFOP0005098 · Stipends Support for the Somali National Army |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 19.979?
36% of awards go to organizations new to this program, but recipient types are not reported for most awards, so the nonprofit share is unknown. Based on 86 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $121,136. Expect about 34 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Regional Peace and Security award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $121K; the middle half ran from $121K to $121K. 1 new awards were made, with $121K committed to them.
When does 19.979 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jun with about 34 days to apply. The most recent round posted Aug 6, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of State (Department of State). Assistance Listing 19.979 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 80% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.