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Regional Diagnostics

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

Regional Diagnostics is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was June 25, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $1.2M – $3.2M, with about 1 award expected and $16M 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 21, 2020Posted
  2. Jun 25, 2020Application deadline
Posted
May 21, 2020
Close date
Jun 25, 2020
Award floor
$1,200,000
Award ceiling
$3,200,000
Est. total funding
$16,000,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include: - U.S. or foreign o Non-profit organizations; o Private institutions of higher education; and o Public or state institutions of higher education.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Public colleges & universities
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
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 Bureau of Near East Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity for projects that document public attitudes towards social, economic, and political issues facing countries in the Middle East and North Africa region through polling mechanism(s). Topics should include (1) general themes of public, public-private, or private sector discourse on governance; policy reform; media; performance of public institutions; challenges to economic growth; and major issues facing the region; and (2) state how priorities/needs or overall opinions on these issues vary according to location (on the governorate level), demographic, type of stakeholder (business association, private individual, civil society organization, etc.), and socioeconomic differences.

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 “Regional Diagnostics”?

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 “Regional Diagnostics”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.2m – $3.2m, total estimated program funding is $16,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Regional Diagnostics”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0006921), 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.