Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0003922
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) announced a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Masculinity and Violent Extremism in Kenya" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0003922). The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funding agency expects to be more actively involved than it would be under a standard grant, such as through ongoing coordination, approvals of key deliverables, or collaborative planning during implementation. The opportunity was created on January 12, 2018, with an original application deadline of February 26, 2018, and it anticipated making a single award.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to support programming in Kenya that engages men and boys in examining how societal, cultural, and religious ideals of masculinity shape the roles men are expected to play in their communities, and how those expectations may connect to pathways into violent extremism. The project concept centers on the idea that beliefs about what it means to be a man, including pressures related to status, authority, family provision, religious identity, honor, and social belonging, can influence behavior and decision-making in ways that extremist groups may exploit. CT is seeking proposals that directly explore these masculinity norms and address their relationship to recruitment, radicalization, support for extremist violence, or broader community tolerance of violent extremist narratives.
In funding terms, the maximum award amount (the award ceiling) is $592,500, and CT expected to fund one project. The funding activity category is listed as "Other," indicating the work does not fall neatly into standard program buckets and is instead defined by the specific counterterrorism objectives described in the notice. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 19.030, which corresponds to Department of State counterterrorism-related assistance.
Eligibility is limited to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, excluding institutions of higher education. In practice, that means the applicant must be a qualifying nonprofit entity, and universities themselves are not eligible to apply as the primary applicant under this solicitation. While the notice does not spell out partnership requirements in the provided excerpt, opportunities of this kind often involve local engagement and community-level implementation, so proposals commonly include collaboration with local stakeholders, practitioners, or community organizations to ensure relevance and access to the target population.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to fund one focused initiative that uses engagement with men and boys as a prevention-oriented approach, aiming to better understand and reshape harmful or exploitative masculinity narratives that can intersect with violent extremism in Kenya. The solicitation is framed around generating practical interventions and community engagement that connect gender norms and male identity formation to countering violent extremism goals.Apply for SFOP0003922
- The Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Masculinity and Violent Extremism in Kenya" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.030.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 12, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 26, 2018. (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 $592,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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