Closed · NEAAC-ACBURGR-17-006 · CFDA 19.600 · Discretionary

Leaders for Democracy Fellowships

Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistance Coordination, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$2.5M-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 10, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Leaders for Democracy Fellowships is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $2,500,000 -- $3,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$2.5M-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.600
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Leaders for Democracy Fellowships is closed (last close May 10, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Assistance Coordination still indexes 114 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 May 10, 2017

Posted Mar 29 Closes May 10

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to advance participatory governance and civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by providing emerging civic leaders with academic and skill-based training, as well as linkages with program alumni across the region. With this announcement, we seek to continue the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) project and support cadres of professionals who have both a familiarity with the theoretical elements of participatory governance and civic systems, as well as practical experience. The LDF project will include two components, a U.S. based program conducted in English and a MENA-based program conducted in Arabic. The successful applicant must be able to run and monitor both the U.S.-based program and the MENA-based program. The cooperative agreement will also include an alumni engagement element.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Leaders for Democracy Fellowships bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside Assistance Coordination'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
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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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