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2019 MEPI Local Grants

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

2019 MEPI Local Grants is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was May 21, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $500K, with about 35 awards expected and $6M 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. Apr 19, 2019Posted
  2. May 21, 2019Application deadline
Posted
Apr 19, 2019
Close date
May 21, 2019
Award floor
$50,000
Award ceiling
$500,000
Est. total funding
$6,000,000
Expected awards
35
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 Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, and Yemen. In addition, applicants will need to review the specific country eligibility requirements for the country in which they are interested in applying.

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's mission is to sustain the United States' commitment to strengthen direct partnerships with local actors to promote prosperity and participatory governance. Its objectives are to support civil society organizations in (1) developing, promoting, and implementing locally-designed solutions to self-identified environmental, economic, or social problems; (2) promoting inclusive economic growth that reaches marginalized communities, youth, and women; (3) advancing participatory governance through promoting citizens' engagement and decision-makers' willingness to work with citizen groups and civil society organizations; (4) improving civil society's representation of the needs of citizens through collective action on the local level; (5) working towards gender parity in economics and politics; (6) increasing youth engagement in meaningful economic and civic activities; and (7) fostering innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues.

Additional information from the agency ↗

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)

Assistance Coordination
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “2019 MEPI Local Grants”?

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 “2019 MEPI Local Grants”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $6,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 35 awards.

How do I apply for “2019 MEPI Local Grants”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0005770), 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.