Supporting Participatory Governance in the Western Sahara
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Supporting Participatory Governance in the Western Sahara: The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for activities in the Western Sahara that develop the capacity of local civil society, political parties, and/or government officials with the goal of strengthening the ability of citizens to have a regular opportunity to play an active role in making decisions that affect their lives and in holding their governments accountable. Proposed activities should focus on addressing needs and opportunities to strengthen inclusive governance institutions.
| Federal Grant Title: | Supporting Participatory Governance in the Western Sahara |
| Federal Agency Name: | Near East Affairs Assistance Coordination |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NEAAC-ACMEPI-15-013 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.500 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Middle East Partnership Initiative |
| Current Application Deadline: | Oct 14, 2015 Applications must be time stamped be |
| Original Application Deadline: | Oct 14, 2015 Applications must be time stamped be |
| Posted Date: | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Creation Date: | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $500,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Democracy and governance
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; private institutions of higher education, public or state institutions of higher education; public international organizations; and small businesses with function and regional experience in the areas of civil society and local governance in the MENA region. NEA/AC strongly encourages applications from civil society organizations headquartered in the Middle East and North Africa region. International non-governmental organizations with principal bases of operations outside the Middle East and North Africa are also encouraged to apply, but the percentage of total budget actually spent in the region through local partners will be among the elements of evaluation for this competition.
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