Closed · 72026318RFA00002 · CFDA 98.001 · Earmark

Centers of Excellence

Federal grant opportunity posted by Egypt USAID-Cairo, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $30M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 9, 2018
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Centers of Excellence is a closed earmark listing from Egypt USAID-Cairo that offered Up to $30,000,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 54 other opportunities from Egypt USAID-Cairo.

up to $30M
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Centers of Excellence is closed (last close August 9, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Egypt USAID-Cairo still indexes 54 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 August 9, 2018

Posted Apr 29 Closes Aug 9

Est. Total Funding

$90,000,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Purpose of this amendment # 2 is to: 1. Include all questions received and USAID responses as attached; 2. Amend the NFO to include all corrections and clarifications noted in the Q&As; 3. Provide notes from a meeting held for Egyptian Universities at the request of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; and 4. Attach the Initial Environment Examination (IEE) Please see complete Amendment in the instruction section.

Campus applicant desk · Education

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Centers of Excellence (Private institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside Egypt USAID-Cairo's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Nevine Hindy Acquisition Specialist Phone +202-2522-6907

What to do next

Centers of Excellence is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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