Closed · DFOP0014385 · CFDA 19.500 · Discretionary
MEPI Local Grants 2024
Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistance Coordination, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 18, 2024
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
MEPI Local Grants 2024 is a closed discretionary listing from Assistance Coordination that offered $50,000 -- $200,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 19.500
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - MEPI Local Grants 2024 - is cataloged under number DFOP0014385 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.500, posted by Assistance Coordination. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 7, 2024 and last updated on May 28, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $200,000. The agency has projected $2.1 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $2.1 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $140,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 18, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $200,000
Close Date
June 18, 2024
Posted
May 7, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$2,100,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
Advancing stability and prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is critical to the achievement of the United States’ foreign policy. There are many challenges, however, which hinder efforts to improve transparent governance, provide inclusive economic opportunities, and encourage civic engagement. Two thirds of the population feel that economic hardship and corruption plague their countries, with trust in government decreasing since 2015. The Middle East Partnership Initiative (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 through civic engagement or economic participation; (2) fostering 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 (CSOs); (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/or politics; (6) increasing youth engagement in meaningful economic and civic activities; and (7) fostering innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
NEA-Grants@state.gov
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