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. PlainGrants indexes 114 other opportunities from Assistance Coordination.

$50K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
19.500
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

MEPI Local Grants 2024 is closed (last close June 18, 2024). 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 18, 2024

Posted May 7 Closes Jun 18

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DFOP0014385

Grants.gov marks MEPI Local Grants 2024 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Regional Development (RD). 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

MEPI Local Grants 2024 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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