Deadline: Ongoing
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) seeks single-country proposals for its Local Grants program. The Local Grants Program serves as MEPI’s most direct means of supporting organizations and individuals in the Middle East and North Africa. MEPI offers assistance, training, and support to groups and individuals striving to bring change to the Middle East and North Africa.
MEPI supports projects in 15 countries and territories, partnering with civil society organizations, community leaders, youth and women activists, and private sector groups to advance their efforts to create positive change in their societies.
Eligible Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen.
Award Information
- Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement or Grant
- Maximum Award Amount: $150,000
- Minimum Award Amount: $25,000
Duration
Projects are usually funded for one year, but the project and budget periods can be a minimum of three months and up to two years if a longer or shorter time period would yield more significant or better results.
Areas of Interest
- Promote positive change, advocacy, and civic activism;
- Strengthen civil society;
- Support citizens’ efforts to achieve economic, social, and political empowerment;
- Expand opportunities for women and youth;
- Strengthen the rule of law;
- Develop independent media; and
- Help communities work alongside governments in shaping their own futures.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants to the Local Grants program include local representatives of civil society, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, private sector organizations, and universities based in above mentioned countries. Any organization with a headquarters office located outside of these countries cannot apply to this program.
How to Apply
Applicants interested in MEPI Local Grants funding should review the funding announcement prior to completing the application documents. All prospective applicants must complete the following documents to be eligible for funding-
- Application for Federal Assistance Form (SF-424) to provide basic information about your organization, the proposed project, the funding amount requested, and information about the announcement to which you are applying.
- Project Narrative to provide detailed information about your proposed project.
- Budget Narrative to provide a detailed explanation of the costs of the project by specific budget and cost categories.
- Budget Information Forms (SF-424a) to provide information about the amount of funding you are requesting from MEPI (“Federal”) and any funding that your organization is providing to the project (“Non-Federal” or “cost-sharing”).
For more information, please visit MEPI Call for Applications.
