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NEAAC24MERC1002: Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)

Closed Closed January 15, 2025 Opportunity NEAAC24MERC1002 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Subject to change based on U.S. federal law and country-specific restrictions on funding, in addition toIsrael the following countries/territories are eligible to apply as MENA partners: Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait,Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates,and the West Bank and Gaza. Partners may come from academic, private sector, non-governmental, orgovernmental institutions eligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance. Please contact merc@usaid.gov with questions about eligibility.

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The MERC Program is funded as assistance to promote scientific cooperation, technology-led development, and capacity building between partners in Israel and eligible countries/territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Subject to change based on U.S. federal law and country-specific restrictions on funding, those countries include: Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and the West Bank and Gaza. Emphasis is given to research and technology subjects of regional importance and relevance to the development in the MENA. Moreover, benefits should target developing, USAID-presence countries in the MENA and resource-limited populations. Strong, direct cooperation between Israel and the eligible MENA partners is required for proposals receiving funding under the MERC Program. Participation of partners from outside the MENA, including the United States, is not a key feature of the MERC Program, but they may be considered for modest roles in exceptional cases to meet an essential technical need that is not otherwise available among the partners. Applicants must be prepared to provide a well justified case for the involvement of partners from outside the MENA and accept that MERC may not support their participation. The MERC program funds peer-reviewed, collaborative, applied scientific research and technical exchanges between Israeli partners and the eligible MENA partners. As part of this Notice of Funding Opportunity, MERC is seeking to fund proposals in the following categories: Applied research grants: Multi-year, cooperative research projects Continuation grants: Extension of existing or recently ended applied research grants Travel and workshop grants: Support for workshops, meetings, and researcher exchange

Category: Other.

We found no grant awards under Assistance Listing 19.502 in fiscal 2021 to 2025, which usually means the program is new or very small.

Applying now

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