Closed · 72026822RFA00001 · CFDA 98.001 · Earmark

USAID/Lebanon NOFO: Higher Education Scholarships Phase Two (HES-II)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Germany USAID - Frankfurt, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $30M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 11, 2022
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

USAID/Lebanon NOFO: Higher Education Scholarships Phase Two (HES-II) is a closed earmark listing from Germany USAID - Frankfurt that offered Up to $30,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1 other opportunity from Germany USAID - Frankfurt.

up to $30M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

USAID/Lebanon NOFO: Higher Education Scholars… is closed (last close April 11, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Germany USAID - Frankfurt still indexes 1 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 April 11, 2022

Posted Feb 10 Closes Apr 11

Est. Total Funding

$60,000,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding up to two cooperative agreements to the applicant(s) who best meets the objectivesof this funding opportunity based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO, in the amount of up to $30,000,000 each.The Higher Education Scholarships Phase Two (HES-II) is one activity under the umbrella of the Higher Education Advancement and Development(HEAD) project. The purpose of the HEAD project is to improve the effectiveness of educational institutions in order to enhance Lebanon’seconomic stability and prosperity through skill development opportunities and stronger higher education institutions.See Related Documents Tab for the NOFO document and annexes.Update March 8, 2022: Amendment 1 posted. See Related Documents Tab for Amendment 1 documents.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72026822RFA00001

Grants.gov marks USAID/Lebanon NOFO: Higher Education Scholars… 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 Education (ED). Inside Germany USAID - Frankfurt's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

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

See the NOFO file for contact details for questions and application submissions.

What to do next

USAID/Lebanon NOFO: Higher Education Scholars… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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