Closed · SFOP0008956 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary

Leadership Development Fellows

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

$1.3M-$6.6M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 7, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Leadership Development Fellows is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $1,320,000 -- $6,600,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$1.3M-$6.6M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.500
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Leadership Development Fellows is closed (last close July 7, 2022). 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 7, 2022

Posted May 10 Closes Jul 7

Est. Total Funding

$6,600,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to advance inclusive governance and empower civil society in the Middle East and North Africa by providing emerging democracy and civil society leaders with academic and skill-based training, as well as linkages with other counterparts across the region. With this announcement, MEPI seeks to continue the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) project and continue support for cadres of professionals who have both a familiarity with the theoretical elements of democratic governance and systems as well as practical experience. In the past, LDF has facilitated networking of like-minded democracy, civil society, and human rights activists region-wide. Interested applicants are encouraged to read this entire NOFO as well as the attached full project guidance before submitting an application. Applicants must present a joint application which addresses the U.S.-based project, the Middle East and North Africa-based project, and alumni responsibilities.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Leadership Development Fellows 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 Other (O). 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

Karen McKenna

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