Closed · SFOP0007747 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary
Economic Empowerment in Dakhla, Laayoune, and the Surrounding Regions
Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistance Coordination, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $400K-$450K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 9, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Economic Empowerment in Dakhla, Laayoune, and the Surrounding Regions is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $400,000 -- $450,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.
- $400K-$450K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.500
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Economic Empowerment in Dakhla is closed (last close May 9, 2021). 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 9, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$1,350,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination’s (NEA/AC) Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) seeks proposals that support inclusive economic growth in Dakhla, Laayoune, and the surrounding areas. Competitive proposals will support activities targeting specific demographics: women, youth, and People With Disabilities (PWD). The beneficiaries should receive some combination of soft- and job-skills along with English language training. Proposals that have an innovative approach and/or have concrete outcomes such as jobs obtained or businesses created will be looked on favorably. Relevant past experience can also be referenced in the proposal. This is not a follow-on to previously implemented awards. Past projects have also had an economic focus, however this project will be the first to contain an English-language component.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Employment, Labor and Training
The printed eligibility set for Economic Empowerment in Dakhla is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). 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
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What to do next
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