Closed · NEAPPD-NEAPPD-17-002 · CFDA 19.021 · Discretionary

2017 Middle East Media Initiative

Federal grant opportunity posted by Press and Public Diplomacy, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1.5M-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 27, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

2017 Middle East Media Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Press and Public Diplomacy that offered $1,500,000 -- $1,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 6 other opportunities from Press and Public Diplomacy.

$1.5M-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2017 Middle East Media Initiative is closed (last close January 27, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Press and Public Diplomacy still indexes 6 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 27, 2017

Posted Dec 14 Closes Jan 27

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Press and Public Diplomacy (NEA/PPD), in consultation with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), announces an open competition for support to the FY-17 Middle East Media Initiative. The goal of the activity is to support trainings and creative collaborations between TV, media and digital professionals in the U.S. and the Middle East to engage the imaginations of viewers in the Middle East, especially young people, to highlight the vision of a modern, pluralist future. It is the DepartmentÃĢ€™s intent to award one cooperative agreement for a period of up to three years for up to $1,500,000.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

2017 Middle East Media Initiative bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside Press and Public Diplomacy's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For questions about this announcement, please send all email inquiries to NEA- ECA-Media-GRANTS@state.gov. All correspondence to NEA-ECA regarding this NOFO should reference the title and Funding Opportunity Number located at the top of this announcement when making your request. Once the NOFO closing date has passed, NEA-ECA staff may not discuss this competition with applicants until the proposal review process has been completed. support@grants.gov

What to do next

2017 Middle East Media Initiative is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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