Opportunity Information: Apply for 11
The Development Cooperation Partnership (DCP) Program (Round 11) is a U.S. Department of State initiative run by the Office of the Assistance Coordinator for Europe and Eurasia (EUR/ACE) and implemented in Ukraine through U.S. Mission to Ukraine/U.S. Embassy Kyiv. The core purpose is to deepen U.S. foreign assistance partnerships with a defined group of Central and Eastern European partner donor governments (PDGs) by co-financing practical assistance activities for Ukraine. These projects are designed to transfer the PDGs transition and EU integration experience to Ukraine and to support Ukraines legislative, economic, social, and technological alignment with EU standards. The eligible PDG countries are Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and the expectation is that PDG expertise, institutions, advisors, and lessons learned will be a prominent part of any proposed activity.
For this round, proposals must fit within four priority objectives: Energy and Cyber Security; Access to Western Markets; Strengthening Resilience through Democratic Consolidation; and Societal Resilience and Protection. In other words, the program is looking for cooperation that helps Ukraine protect critical systems and data, strengthen energy and cyber defenses, connect Ukrainian businesses and institutions to Western and EU markets, reinforce democratic institutions and governance, and build durable societal capacity to withstand and respond to pressure. A key theme across all priorities is EU approximation, meaning proposals should credibly show how they move Ukraine closer to EU norms, standards, practices, and institutional approaches, using PDG experience as a real input rather than a token partnership.
The DCP has clear programmatic restrictions and will not fund certain categories of work. Proposals that involve physical infrastructure projects (including reconstruction, renovation, or repair), humanitarian assistance such as emergency food, shelter, or relief commodities, or humanitarian demining operations are explicitly not eligible. Applicants should therefore focus on policy, technical assistance, training, institutional capacity-building, exchanges, advisory support, market access initiatives, governance and democratic resilience programming, and other non-infrastructure, non-humanitarian activities that still produce measurable, practical results.
Cost sharing is central to how the program works. DCP only accepts proposals where 50 percent of the total project cost is secured from one of the eligible partner donor governments, and the remaining 50 percent is requested from DCP funds. Multiple PDGs can contribute to the same set of activities, and there is no stated cap on a PDGs contribution beyond meeting the overall structure. On the U.S. side, no single DCP contribution can exceed $500,000. While the ceiling is $500,000, most DCP grants tend to be much smaller, commonly in the $30,000 to $100,000 range. This round has $2,000,000 total funding available and anticipates making roughly 15 to 20 awards, depending on available funds.
Projects are expected to be time-bound and relatively fast-moving. The performance period can range from 6 to 18 months, and proposed programs must be completed in 18 months or less. The funding instrument is a grant, supported by FY23/FY24 AEECA regional funds, and the anticipated time to award is about six months, with awards expected around summer 2024. The program notes that most activities will likely be co-financing new projects, but Embassy Kyiv may consider alternative collaboration models, such as co-financing existing U.S. or PDG assistance activities, or strengthening ongoing U.S. programming by enabling participation of PDG officials or PDG-identified experts. Regardless of the structure, the proposal should make the PDG role concrete and substantial, since the transfer of transition experience is a central objective of DCP.
Eligibility is broad across several organizational types, as long as the project meets the thematic and cost-share requirements. Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations (including think tanks and civil society/NGOs), public and private educational institutions and research institutions, public international organizations, and governmental institutions. To receive an award, organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active SAM.gov registration (renewed annually). A DUNS number is no longer required. These registrations are not optional; lacking them makes an organization ineligible for award even if the proposal itself is strong.
Applications have specific formatting and submission rules, and proposals that miss requirements are considered ineligible. All materials must be in English, budgets must be in U.S. dollars, pages must be numbered, and documents should be formatted for 8.5 x 11 paper. Microsoft Word files must be single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with at least 1-inch margins, and proposals should be submitted only in Microsoft Word format. The application begins with a summary page/cover sheet that identifies the applicant, date, title, total budget, the secured PDG cost share amount, the DCP request amount, proposed start/end dates, and a brief purpose statement. The main proposal narrative should be written so that a reviewer unfamiliar with the idea can understand exactly what will be done and why, and it should include a proposal summary, organizational background and past performance (including any prior U.S. government or Embassy grants), a problem statement, clear and measurable goals and objectives, a description of activities, a detailed budget approach, methods and design (including a logic model where appropriate), a schedule and timeline with dates/locations as relevant, key personnel roles and time allocations, partners and sub-awardees, a monitoring and evaluation plan, and a sustainability or future funding plan where applicable.
Required attachments include 1-page CVs or resumes for key personnel, letters of support from partners describing roles and responsibilities, a letter from the PDG confirming its funding contribution (critical for the 50 percent cost-share requirement), and any official permission letters needed for planned activities. Applications are due February 6, 2024, by 11:59 PM EEST and must be submitted by email to HetunYI@state.gov. After submission, eligible proposals are reviewed by the DCP Review Committee, which evaluates applications against the opportunitys requirements and priorities.Apply for 11
- The U.S. Mission to Ukraine in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Development Cooperation Partnership (DCP) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.700.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-12-06.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-06. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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