Closed · SFOP0005123 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary

Local Civil Society Capacity Building Initiative

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

$1.5M-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 17, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Local Civil Society Capacity Building Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $1,500,000 -- $2,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$1.5M-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.500
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Local Civil Society Capacity Building Initiat… is closed (last close July 17, 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 17, 2018

Posted May 22 Closes Jul 17

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to enhance and further develop the organizational capacity of local civil society organizations (CSOs) in the MENA region. CSOs are flexible, dynamic, adaptive, localized, efficient, and innovative, making them complementary to governments and positioning them to execute a needs-based, demand-led approach. The common obstacles facing CSOs are linked to the difficulties in scaling-up and ensuring sustainability. Research shows that by developing a vision, planning strategically, and building organizational and leadership capacity, CSOs become more adept at being self-reflective and effective. Stemming from the knowledge that a mature, respected, and credible civil society is essential for encouraging participatory governance, NEA/AC asserts that CSOs can help increase governments' legitimacy and channel citizens' demands effectively.

Campus applicant desk · Other

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Local Civil Society Capacity Building Initiat… (Public / state-controlled 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 Other (O). 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

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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What to do next

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