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Opportunity strengthen engagement between young people in the Middle East and North Africa and in the United States

Deadline: 17 April 2015

The J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (Stevens Initiative) is calling applications for the opportunity to strengthen engagement between young people in the Middle East and North Africa and in the United States as a lasting tribute to the legacy of Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Federal Award Information

  • Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement.
  • Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2015
  • Approximate Total Funding: $4,000,000
  • Approximate Number of Awards: 1
  • Approximate Average Award: $4,000,000
  • Floor of Award Range: None.
  • Ceiling of Award Range: $4,000,000
  • Anticipated Award Date: June 30, 2015
  • Anticipated Project Completion Date: December 31, 2017

Proposals should demonstrate:

  1. Ability to accept funds from governments, foundations, companies, and private individuals, foreign and domestic;
  2. Depth of experience and capacity in conducting and administering complex and multi-faceted international initiatives;
  3. Success managing seamless, actively collaborative public-private partnerships;
  4. Success developing and executing innovative solutions to social challenges;
  5. Ability and experience in navigating the complexities of large foundations, government entities and international organizations, and the private sector;
  6. Expertise in administering global grant programs, including a mix of U.S. and non-U.S. grantees;
  7. Expertise and a track record of success securing sustained support from the public and private sectors, including management of gifts in kind.

As the Stevens Initiative is focused on youth engagement, applicants should outline how they will build a demand-driven program that is informed by the interests of youth. This  should include youth from the U.S. as well as the Middle East and North Africa. ECA encourages including girls and young women as well as other groups that are underrepresented.

Eligibility Information

  • Applications may be submitted by U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
  • All federal award applicants must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to submit a proposal in response to an open competition on Grants.gov.
  • Applications may only be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

For more information, visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number: ECA-ECAPE-15-001.

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