Deadline- March 5, 2013
U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is offering funding opportunity for effort to promote the skills, networks, regulatory environments, and access to capital necessary to realize the potential and aspirations of entrepreneurs, support job creation, and promote economic growth through the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
This Request for Applications (RFA), MEPI seeks proposals that advocate for legal and regulatory reforms that support-
- Increased, expedited, more efficient, and more transparent business registration processes
- Improved bankruptcy and insolvency laws
- More open government policies and procedures that promote greater transparency and economic growth
Based on the availability of funds, approximately $5,500,000 in Economic Support Funds for approximately six to ten grants will be awarded through this announcement.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Eligible applicants include registered U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; private institutions of higher education, public or state institutions of higher education; public international organizations; and small businesses with functional and regional experience in the areas of regulatory policies and reform, economic governance, organization strengthening, and entrepreneurship in the MENA region. MEPI strongly encourages applications from civil society organizations in the Middle East and North Africa region. International non-governmental organizations with principal bases of operations outside the Middle East and North Africa are also encouraged to apply, but the percentage of total budget actually spent in the region through local partners will be among the elements of evaluation for this competition.
- The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative is committed to an anti-discrimination policy in all of its programs and activities. MEPI welcomes applications irrespective of an applicants’ race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. We encourage applications from organizations working with under served communities, including women, people with disabilities, and youth.
How to apply?
- Go to website
- Select Create User Account, and then select Create an Account again on the left-hand side of the screen under Individual Account Details. Applicant must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin the registration process.
- Complete and submit the online registration. If applicant already have the necessary information on hand (see the SAM User Guide), the online registration form takes approximately one hour to complete, depending upon the size and complexity of their entity. Because of the different steps in the process, it can take anywhere from three to fourteen days to complete registration with the system.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.MEPI-MEPICA-13-003
