Closed · 72026818RFA00003 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Higher Education Scholarships (HES) Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Lebanon USAID-Beirut, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$46M
Award range
Closed
Status
February 2, 2018
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Higher Education Scholarships (HES) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Lebanon USAID-Beirut that offered $1 -- $46,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 6 other opportunities from Lebanon USAID-Beirut.

$1-$46M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Higher Education Scholarships (HES) Program is closed (last close February 2, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Lebanon USAID-Beirut 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 February 2, 2018

Posted Dec 14 Closes Feb 2

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The overarching goal of the Higher Education Scholarships (HES) is to increase the private sector competitiveness through increased workforce readiness linked to job opportunities. The project aims specifically at increasing access to quality education, and equipping the beneficiary scholars with the necessary technical, soft and leadership skills needed to excel in the labor market.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72026818RFA00003

Grants.gov marks Higher Education Scholarships (HES) Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Lebanon USAID-Beirut book (5 peers, 71% of 7).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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

Aaron Ruble Grantor Phone 00496975352592

What to do next

Higher Education Scholarships (HES) Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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