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MEPI Local Grants 2021

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

MEPI Local Grants 2021 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was August 1, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $300K, with about 30 awards expected and $2.8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.500 (Middle East Partnership Initiative).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. May 24, 2021Posted
  2. Aug 1, 2021Application deadline
Posted
May 24, 2021
Close date
Aug 1, 2021
Award floor
$50,000
Award ceiling
$300,000
Est. total funding
$2,800,000
Expected awards
30
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include local civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, community groups, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, private sector organizations, and universities based in the Middle East and North Africa region, specifically Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Refer to the full notice for complete eligibility requirements.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Public colleges & universities
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The MEPI Local Grants Program seeks projects that build links between and among citizens, civil society, government, and the private sector, and are responsive to emerging opportunities at the local level in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The program supports projects that align with U.S. foreign policy goals and promote U.S. interests in the region, enhancing stability, and increasing prosperity across MENA.

These grants are designed to support two priority areas of the MEPI Strategic Framework:

Participatory Governance: Enable citizens and civil society to effectively engage with government officials to increase responsiveness to citizen needs. Enhance citizens’ ability to actively participate in their governments and develop a more informed citizenry. Enable government officials’ engagement with, and responsiveness to, their citizens to resolve issues of shared concern.

Economic Reform: Enable citizens, policy makers, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector with the skills and resources to provide economic opportunity, foster economic growth, and promote improved business enabling environments.

Please refer to the full notice for country-specific project priority areas.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 19.500

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$19.2M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.500. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.500

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 84 grant awards had funding actions under Middle East Partnership Initiative, with 3 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT$7.28M
  2. LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY$6.89M
  3. FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$6.02M
  4. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, THE$4.27M
  5. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$1.84M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Rohan Thomas Grantor
NEA-Grants@state.gov
202-615-3566

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “MEPI Local Grants 2021”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “MEPI Local Grants 2021”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $300k, total estimated program funding is $2,800,000 and the agency expects to make about 30 awards.

How do I apply for “MEPI Local Grants 2021”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity MEPILOCALGRANTS2021), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.