Supporting Tunisia's Elections
At a glance
Supporting Tunisia's Elections is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was August 21, 2018. Individual awards are listed as $1.5M – $2M, with about 1 award expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include for-profit organizations (not small businesses). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.600 (Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 20, 2018Posted
- Aug 21, 2018Application deadline
- Posted
- Jul 20, 2018
- Close date
- Aug 21, 2018
- Award floor
- $1,500,000
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $2,000,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
public international organizations
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.
Following closely on the heels of Tunisia's first local elections in May 2018, presidential and Parliamentary elections are scheduled in Tunisia for 2019. Election administration and oversight is the responsibility of the Instance Superieure Independante Pour les Elections (Independent High Authority for Elections - ISIE). The ISIE is constitutionally mandated to manage the organization, administration, and supervision of elections and referendums in accordance with electoral legislation, but is currently facing challenges in management, capacity, and administration.
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.
- Appendix 1: AC Budget TemplateFull Announcement · APPENDIX 1- AC Budget Narrative Sample Template_2016.xlsxVND. · 82 KB
- Appendix 2: Logic ModelFull Announcement · APPENDIX 2 Logic Model.docxVND. · 32 KB
- Appendix 3: Application GuidanceFull Announcement · APPENDIX 3 - AC Application Guidance.pdfPDF · 597 KB
- Appendix 4: Results Monitoring PlanFull Announcement · APPENDIX 4 - Results Monitoring Plan (RMP).pdfPDF · 898 KB
- Questions and AnswersFull Announcement · Elections Questions.docxVND. · 17 KB
- Tunisia Elections NOFOFull Announcement · Tunisia - Elections NOFO Final.pdfPDF · 914 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 19.600
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 19.600
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 66 grant awards had funding actions under Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, with 16 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME$9.11M
- UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES$6.25M
- EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT$2.38M
- UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION$2.12M
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF IRAQ BAGHDAD$2.1M
Agency contact (as published)
Assistance Coordination
703-516-1989
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Supporting Tunisia's Elections”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: For-profit organizations (not small businesses). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Supporting Tunisia's Elections”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.5m – $2m, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “Supporting Tunisia's Elections”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0005295), 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.
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