The MEPI Program provides grant funding to support partnerships between citizens, organizations, and governments in the MENA region to resolve shared challenges and promote shared interests in the areas of participatory governance, economic reform and educational advancement.
Open Funding Opportunities
For information about MEPI’s latest funding opportunities, check out GRANTS.GOV (and search for NEAAC).
- The MEPI Local Grants Program’s mission is to sustain the United States’ commitment to strengthen direct partnerships with local actors to promote prosperity and participatory governance. Its objectives are to support civil society organizations in (1) developing, promoting, and implementing locally-designed solutions to self-identified environmental, economic, or social problems through civic engagement or economic participation; (2) fostering inclusive economic growth that reaches marginalized communities, youth, and women; (3) advancing participatory governance through promoting citizens’ engagement and decisionmakers’ willingness to work with citizen groups and civil society organizations; (4) improving civil society’s representation of the needs of citizens through collective action on the local level; (5) working towards gender parity in economics and/or politics; (6) increasing youth engagement in meaningful economic and civic activities; and (7) fostering innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues. The deadline for applications is August 1, 2021 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333626
- Advancing stability and prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is critical to the achievement of the United States’ foreign policy. There are many challenges, however, which hinder efforts to improve transparent governance, provide inclusive economic opportunities, and encourage civic engagement. Two thirds of the population feel that economic hardship and corruption plague their countries, with trust in civil society decreasing since 2015. In conjunction with the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), the Political Section Assistance Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia seeks applications from local civil society organizations, non-profit organizations, community groups, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, private sector organizations, and universities registered and headquartered in Tunisia that will advance the media environment in Tunisia. The deadline for applications is July 20 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333543
Helpful Documents
- Appendix 1 – MEPI Local Grants Project Narrative Application
- Appendix 2 – MEPI Local Grants Budget Template
- Appendix 3 – MEPI Local Grants Application Guidance
We want to hear from you!
For questions about Notices of Funding Opportunities, registering with Grants.gov, or applying for funding, send us an email at nea-grants@state.gov.
