Opportunity NEAPI-08-CA-007-MENA-110107
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Opportunity NEAPI-08-CA-007-MENA-110107: The Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI) announces an open competition for proposals to support economic reform and development in the Middle East. Through the Economic Initiatives Program, NEA/PI seeks to facilitate economic growth among small and medium sized enterprises, stimulate job creation, and promote voices championing more freedom in the Middle East. This is a request for applications (RFA) from organizations with functional and regional experience in the areas of economic governance, organization strengthening, and trade capacity building in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Applications should specify organization's key competencies in specific areas of economic reform and outline its regional and country-specific expertise. An organization or coalition may submit applications for one or more of the following program priority areas. Program Area 1 - Economic Governance The goal of MEPI programs in this area is to strengthen economic governance and to improve government accountability and transparency related to commercial transactions across the region. MEPI seeks to identify partners with demonstrated competency to support potential program activities in the following areas: government economic transparency, commercial law, monetary and fiscal policy, regulatory systems, financial sector development and anti-corruption.Program Area 2 - Organization StrengtheningThe goal of MEPI programs in this area is to enhance the operations and improve the effectiveness of local, national, and regional civil society organizations in the Middle East and North Africa. MEPI seeks to identify partners with demonstrated competency to implement activities in the following areas: legal and regulatory reform advocacy; coalition and network for economic reform, including international dialogue mechanisms; mobilization of businessmen and women around issues related to economic and political reform; political participation of chambers of commerce and other business organizations; oversight of public economic institutions; and development and implementation of strategies for business organizations to be locally supported and financially sustainable.Program Area 3 - Trade Capacity BuildingThe goal of MEPI programs in this area is to strengthen the ability of public and private sector stakeholders in selected MENA countries to engage effectively with counterparts regarding issues related to bilateral or multilateral trade policy. Specifically, MEPI seeks to identify partners with demonstrated competency to provide technical assistance to support ongoing WTO accessions and U.S.-Middle East Free Trade Area processes. Background Information about MEPI: MEPI is a Presidential initiative to promote political, economic, and educational reform, and to empower women in the Middle East and North Africa through results-oriented programs, both regional and specific to individual countries. Reform is important to the U.S. goal of ensuring that the people of the region experience the benefits that come with more open economies, greater educational opportunities, and political freedom. A key element of MEPI is creating links and partnerships between Arab and U.S. civil society, and with governments to jointly achieve sustainable reform. For additional information, please go to http://www.mepi.state.gov.
Federal Grant Title: | Opportunity NEAPI-08-CA-007-MENA-110107 |
Federal Agency Name: | Middle East Partnership Initiative |
Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce Employment Labor and Training |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | NEAPI-08-CA-007-MENA-110107 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.500 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) |
Current Application Deadline: | November 29th, 2007 |
Original Application Deadline: | November 29th, 2007 |
Posted Date: | November 1st, 2007 |
Creation Date: | November 1st, 2007 |
Archive Date: | Dec 29, 2007 |
Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $3,000,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | November 5th, 2007 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include any U.S. - or foreign-registered non-governmental organization, U.S. - or foreign private institutions or commercial entities, and U.S. state or local governments. NEA/PI encourages applications from partnerships or consortia including local organizations. For the purposes of this RFA, "partnership" is defined as a negotiated arrangement among organizations that provides for a substantive, collaborative role for each of the partners in the planning and implementation of a project.
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- Grant Announcement Contact
- Jessica Baker Phone 202-776-8500
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