ClosedOpportunity SFOP0005852

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Formal and Informal Economies in the Middle East and North Africa

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

Strengthening Women's Contribution to the Formal and Informal Economies in the Middle East and North Africa is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was June 20, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $2M – $3M, with $6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is 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

May 6, 2019Posted
Jun 20, 2019Application deadline

Posted: May 6, 2019
Close date: Jun 20, 2019
Award floor: $2,000,000
Award ceiling: $3,000,000
Est. total funding: $6,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

U.S. or foreign o non-profit organizations; o For-profit organizations; o Private institutions of higher education; o Public or state institutions of higher education; o Public international organizations;

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.

Can your organization apply?

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 Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for projects designed to support women's economic empowerment initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

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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?

19.500Middle East Partnership InitiativeProgram →

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.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT$7.28M
LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY$6.89M
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$6.02M
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, THE$4.27M
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 this opportunity?

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 this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $2m – $3m and total estimated program funding is $6,000,000.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0005852), 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.

ForecastedALN 19.040