Opportunity Information: Apply for DRC FTIF FY20 02

The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, under the Department of State (U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo), released a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC" (Funding Opportunity Number: DRC FTIF FY20 02). The program is focused on strengthening how mining royalty revenues are managed and disclosed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the larger goal of improving governance and supporting sustained economic development in mining-affected communities as well as at the national level. The legal authority for the funding comes from the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

The core idea of the project is to improve fiscal transparency around mining royalties by producing strategic guidance on how to manage new or evolving royalty revenue streams and by building practical partnerships inside the DRC. In practice, that means the selected implementer would be expected to help develop clear recommendations, tools, or frameworks that make royalty collection and use easier to track, explain, and oversee. Alongside the technical or policy guidance, the opportunity emphasizes collaboration with local non-profit/non-governmental organizations, commonly referred to in the DRC as civil society organizations, and with government reform partners who are positioned to push transparency and accountability improvements forward.

The grant is structured as a single award, with an expected number of awards of one, and a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $294,000. The project period of performance is 18 months, indicating a relatively compact timeline aimed at delivering concrete outputs and establishing working relationships that can continue beyond the grant. The funding activity category is listed as "Other," suggesting the work cuts across typical program categories and may combine elements such as governance support, public financial management, oversight capacity, stakeholder engagement, and community-oriented transparency efforts related specifically to extractive sector revenues.

In administrative terms, the opportunity was posted on July 14, 2020, with an original application deadline of August 21, 2020. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, implying the applicant pool may include a range of organizations depending on the specific criteria laid out in the NOFO. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 19.662, which is commonly used for Department of State public diplomacy and related assistance programming.

Overall, the grant opportunity is designed to tackle a common challenge in resource-rich contexts: ensuring that revenues generated by mining activity, especially royalties, are managed in ways that the public can understand and monitor, and that government reformers and civil society actors have the relationships and capacity needed to sustain transparency improvements. By combining strategic guidance with local partnerships, the program aims to translate transparency principles into real-world practices that can improve trust, reduce opportunities for mismanagement, and support development outcomes in communities that host or depend on mining operations.

  • 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 "Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.662.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jul 14, 2020.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 21, 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 $294,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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