Closed · LEBEDU-24-RFI-00001 · CFDA 98.001 · Discretionary

Request for Information (RFI): Strengthening the capacity of Lebanese Higher Education Institutions

Federal grant opportunity posted by Lebanon USAID-Beirut, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
August 7, 2024
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Request for Information (RFI): Strengthening the capacity of Lebanese Higher Education Institutions is a closed discretionary listing from Lebanon USAID-Beirut that offered Varies by applicant across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 6 other opportunities from Lebanon USAID-Beirut.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Request for Information is closed (last close August 7, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Lebanon USAID-Beirut still indexes 6 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 August 7, 2024

Posted Jul 22 Closes Aug 7

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The United States Government (USG) represented by the Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Lebanon, posts this Request for Information (RFI) to inform an upcoming Higher Education activity designed to prepare higher education graduates to enter the workforce and contribute to Lebanon’s economic development. However, the USG reserves the right to not issue a Request for Application for this activity. The attached Program Description (in DRAFT) presents the proposed objectives and key elements of the activity. The level of funding allocated for this activity is expected to range between $8 and 12 million over a five-year implementation period. This RFI is not a Request for Application/Proposal or Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and in no way commits USAID to issue an RFA/RFP or to make an award. Please note that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to or preclude any organization or individual from any Request for Application/Proposal that may be subsequently issued as any/all comments received will be strictly for information gathering purposes only. USAID will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this RFI. Information received in response to this RFI shall become the property of USAID, therefore, information that cannot be shared should not be sent. Responses to this RFI must be submitted by email to lebanonproposals@usaid.gov no later than the date and time shown above. When responding, please include LebEDU-24-RFI-00001 in the email subject line. Responders will not receive individualized feedback. All inquiries concerning this RFI must be directed only to the email addresses identified above. Hard copy submissions will not be accepted nor will phone inquiries be entertained. We look forward to receiving your comments.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · LEBEDU-24-RFI-00001

Grants.gov marks Request for Information with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Lebanon USAID-Beirut book (5 peers, 71% of 7).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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

Rana El Jordi Grantor Phone 009614542600

What to do next

Request for Information is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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