Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs funds capacity-building and counterterrorism activities across East Africa through the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program (CFDA 19.706), with the most recent grant award issued on September 30, 2022.

Grant activity under this program is infrequent. Four awards totaling $3.2 million in federal dollars obligated have been disbursed since September 2020, with a downward award cadence: two awards in 2020, one in 2021, and one in 2022. No grant awards have been issued in the past four years. The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (75 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (25 percent).

The program funds community-level interventions to counter violent extremism and support counterterrorism capacity in thirteen partner countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Representative funded activities include increasing community awareness of and resilience to violent extremism in specific geographic areas such as Kigoma, Tanzania; strengthening communication between community members and security providers; building trust and collaboration between citizens and government officials to mitigate drivers of violent extremism; and reducing radicalization and recruitment in at-risk focus areas through engagement with community leaders and government counterparts.

Recent awards ranged from $250 thousand to $1.44 million. The largest recent award, a $1.44 million Project Grant issued in September 2020, supported community leader and government engagement to reduce radicalization in at-risk focus areas. A $1.13 million Cooperative Agreement awarded the same month strengthened linkages between community members to respond to violent extremism threats. A $395 thousand Project Grant issued in September 2022 focused on awareness and resilience building in Tanzania.

The source does not report any grant opportunities currently open or recently posted. Individual opportunities and eligibility requirements are posted to grants.gov.