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ClosedDeadline extended (was Feb 4, 2022)Opportunity SFOP0008464

Tomorrow's Leaders Recruitment

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

Tomorrow's Leaders Recruitment is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was February 16, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $5M, with about 1 award expected and $1M 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 19.500 (Middle East Partnership Initiative).

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

Key facts

  1. Dec 3, 2021Posted
  2. Feb 16, 2022Application deadline
Posted
Dec 3, 2021
Close date
Feb 16, 2022
Award floor
$500,000
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Est. total funding
$1,000,000
Original deadline (extended)
Feb 4, 2022
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

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 Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Recruitment (TLR) project, part of the Tomorrow’s Leaders (TL) program, a leadership development program that provides scholarships for approximately 40 qualified, diverse, underserved students from MENA countries to attend American, nonprofit, higher education institutions based in the MENA region and accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized regional accreditation body.

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.

Agency contact (as published)

Assistance Coordination
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Tomorrow's Leaders Recruitment”?

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 “Tomorrow's Leaders Recruitment”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $5m, total estimated program funding is $1,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Tomorrow's Leaders Recruitment”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0008464), 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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