Improving Fiscal Transparency of Mining Royalties in the DRC

Agency: U.S. Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo

19.662 -- Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Embassy of the United States in Kinshasa announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to improve fiscal transparency of mining royalties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project would create strategic guidance on managing new mining royalty revenue streams, and establish partnerships with local non-profit/non-governmental organizations (often referred to in the DRC as civil society organizations) and government reform partners in order to promote sustained economic development in mining communities and the nation. The Period of Performance for this grant will be 18 months. Funding authority rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, and DRC-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations.Applicants must have previous experience managing or implementing programs in the DRC.

Grantor contact information

Description

Jigar Bhatt

Email

BhattJ@state.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
NOFO_FTIF_Kinshasa_2020_ver_final_rev_08.06.2020.docx	Revised NOFO	Aug 6, 2020 11:11 PM UTC
Question_and_Answer_Document_DRC-FTIF-FY20-02.docx	Questions and Answers	Aug 6, 2020 11:13 PM UTC
Risk_Analysis.docx	Risk Analysis	Jul 14, 2020 02:00 PM UTC
SAMPLE_New_Award_BUDGET_TEMPLATE.xlsx	Budget Template	Jul 14, 2020 01:59 PM UTC
Performance_Monitoring_Plan_Template.docx	Performance Monitoring Plan	Jul 14, 2020 02:01 PM UTC
NOFO_FTIF_Kinshasa_2020_ver_final_7.14.docx	NOFO	Jul 14, 2020 01:58 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: September 20, 2020

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$508,241

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DRC-FTIF-FY20-02

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Improving Fiscal Transparency

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 14, 2020

Archive date:

September 20, 2020