Closed · SFOP0005770 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary
2019 MEPI Local Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistance Coordination, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 21, 2019
- Close date
- 35
- Expected awards
The verdict
2019 MEPI Local Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 35
- expected awards
- 19.500
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2019 MEPI Local Grants is closed (last close May 21, 2019). 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 May 21, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
35
Instrument
Grant
Description
The MEPI Local Grants Program's mission is to sustain the United States' commitment to strengthen direct partnerships with local actors to promote prosperity and participatory governance. Its objectives are to support civil society organizations in (1) developing, promoting, and implementing locally-designed solutions to self-identified environmental, economic, or social problems; (2) promoting inclusive economic growth that reaches marginalized communities, youth, and women; (3) advancing participatory governance through promoting citizens' engagement and decision-makers' willingness to work with citizen groups and civil society organizations; (4) improving civil society's representation of the needs of citizens through collective action on the local level; (5) working towards gender parity in economics and politics; (6) increasing youth engagement in meaningful economic and civic activities; and (7) fostering innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0005770
Grants.gov marks 2019 MEPI Local Grants 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-Grants@state.gov
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What to do next
2019 MEPI Local Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
- Look up CFDA 19.500 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
- Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |