Closed · SFOP0005852 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Formal and Informal Economies in the Middle East and North Africa

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

$2M-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 20, 2019
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Formal and Informal Economies in the Middle East and North Africa is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $2,000,000 -- $3,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$2M-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
19.500
CFDA program
114
other opportunities from Assistance Coordination

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the For… is closed (last close June 20, 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 June 20, 2019

Posted May 6 Closes Jun 20

Est. Total Funding

$6,000,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for projects designed to support women's economic empowerment initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · SFOP0005852

Grants.gov marks Strengthening Women's Contribution to the For… 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. 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.

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Agency Contact

NEA-Grants@state.gov

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What to do next

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the For… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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