Closed · SFOP0005119 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Economy in the Middle East and North Africa

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

$1M-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 10, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Economy in the Middle East and North Africa is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $1,000,000 -- $1,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$1M-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.500
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Eco… is closed (last close July 10, 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 July 10, 2018

Posted May 21 Closes Jul 10

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) invites applicants to submit proposals that will support women's economic empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The MENA region is ranked last globally on the overall gender gap index as having the highest gender gap in economic participation and opportunity, according to the Global Gender Gap Report – an annual World Economic Forum publication. MENA countries can close the identified gender gap if specific gender dynamics targeting women's economic participation within each country are identified and addressed by increasing the understanding of how women contribute to the economy based on sector, profession, and education level. With comparable information across the region, economic stakeholders will be better able to develop initiatives that seek to recruit, retain, and promote qualified women in the formal sector. This project seeks to contribute to the long-term objective to: • Increase women's contribution to the economy in the MENA region; • Empower women to assume a more active role in the economy and society; and • Increase economic stakeholders' knowledge of gaps, possibilities, and opportunities for increasing women's participation in the workforce and contribution to the economy.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Eco… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 8 other Assistance Coordination listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 115).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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

Elizabeth Hartman

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