Closed · MEPI-MEPILG-18-001 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary
MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement
Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistance Coordination, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 28, 2018
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $50,000 -- $250,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.
- $50K-$250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 19.500
- CFDA program
- 114
- other opportunities from Assistance Coordination
Archived opportunity record
MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement is closed (last close June 28, 2018). 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 June 28, 2018
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) within the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces the Annual Program statement for local grants. The Local Grants Program serves as MEPI’s most direct means of supporting partnerships with and among the people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), providing direct support to develop and promote innovative, locally driven solutions to problems, build and expand inclusive local networks, and help civil society organizations represent the needs of their citizens through collective action.Eligible Countries and Territories: In this announcement, we seek to support projects in Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MEPI-MEPILG-18-001
Grants.gov marks MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Assistance Coordination book (69 peers, 60% of 115).
- 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
NEA/AC Grants Team
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What to do next
MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |