Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Local Grants Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Yes, as we consider for profits to be a private sector organization.  Note: profit is unallowable on federal awards.

Costs that directly support the approved project will be reviewed to ensure they are reasonable, allowable, and allocable. As for cost-sharing, the PSI evaluation criteria indicates that “While cost-share is NOT a requirement, MEPI does encourage applicants to leverage organizational and/or other external resources where possible.”

While there is no cap on administrative costs nor any of the budget categories, please review the evaluation criteria detailed under “Cost Effectiveness.”

Existing funds for a project and its activities may be supplemented and supplanted by MEPI local grants: “Supplement” means to “build upon” or “add to”; “supplant” means to “replace” or “take the place of.”

Yes. We highly encourage grant applications to include and budget for M&E activities.

 

We require the local registration needed to operate in the country where the project will be implemented.  APS Location Requirement: “Only organizations that have an established local office in the country or territory in which they propose to implement their project will be eligible to apply. Awards will be issued to the local office and not any partner or affiliate office that may be located outside of the country of implementation.”

The local registration required is what is needed to operate in the country where the project is seeking to be implemented.  As the APS states, “Location Requirement: Only organizations that have an established local office in the country or territory in which they propose to implement their project will be eligible to apply. Awards will be issued to the local office and not any partner or affiliate office that may be located outside of the country of implementation.”

As long as the group meets the eligibility criteria detailed in the APS, they would be eligible to apply.  For reference, “Eligible applicants include local organizations of civil society, non-profit organizations, community groups, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, private sector organizations, and universities based in Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.”