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DFOP0010765: Supporting American-Style Higher Education in Iraq 2024

Closed Closed May 19, 2024 Opportunity DFOP0010765

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund APS (DFOP0020010). Status: Closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left). It is in our archive of Assistance Coordination notices from 2024.

Assistance Coordination offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $10.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 19, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 26, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Assistance Coordination has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
SFOP0009792May 15, 2023Closed June 15, 2023Closed
SFOP0007771April 19, 2021Closed June 8, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedMarch 26, 2024
DeadlineMay 19, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible applicants must be an American-style Institution of Higher Education in Iraq, to include the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, that is non-state sponsored and offers a postsecondary level academic curriculum that leads to a vocational, associate’s, bachelor’s, or higher degree.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC), seeks applications to support and strengthen American-style IHEs in Iraq. Please see the link to my grants for submission instructions: https://mygrants.servicenowservices.com/mygrants?id=mygrants_form&table=x_g_usd4_d_grant_funding_opportunity&sys_id=e50facef8785865005fb7777cebb35ce&view=Default

Category: Education.

Who has won Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (19.600) awarded $192 million across 76 grant awards, an average of $2.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
United Nations Development Programme (Undp)New York2$74.2 million
United Nations Office for Project Services4$14.8 million
The American University of Kurdistan4$13.1 million
Family Health InternationalNorth Carolina4$13.0 million
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani3$12.1 million

Top states: New York ($83.7 million), North Carolina ($13.0 million), District of Columbia ($12.5 million), Maryland ($4.0 million), California ($2.4 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0020010, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is DFOP0010765 still open?

No. It closed on May 19, 2024. A newer notice is open: DFOP0020010, closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left).

Who can apply for Supporting American-Style Higher Education in Iraq 2024?

Assistance Coordination accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Supporting American-Style Higher Education in Iraq 2024?

Closed May 19, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.0 million each. About $10.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

Who has won Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were United Nations Development Programme (Undp), United Nations Office for Project Services, The American University of Kurdistan. The program made 76 awards worth $192 million in that time.

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