# Strengthening American-Style Higher Education in Iraq

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008673-strengthening-american-style-higher-education-in-iraq/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340333

> Assistance Coordination offered grants of up to $2.5 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $11.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008673 |
| Agency | Assistance Coordination |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $2.5 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $11.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.600 |

## Who can apply

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

American-style Institution of Higher Education in Iraq that is non-state sponsored.

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC), seeks applications to strengthen American-style IHE in Iraq. With this announcement, NEA/AC seeks to support multiple awards with the objective of building and increasing the institutional capacity of IHE in Iraq. Proposals shall address ways to develop new and ongoing partnerships between IHEs in Iraq and higher education institutions in the United States. Particular focus should be given to building the capacity of IHE and educational systems in Iraq to meet American higher education standards. Proposals will be structured to establish sustainable partnerships which in the short-term produce meaningful institutional improvements and in the long-term help achieve formal accreditation by U.S. authorities. Additionally, projects will provide financial assistance to recruit and retain students who are representative of Iraq’s diverse ethnic, geographic, and religious communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008673 still open?

No. It closed on May 31, 2022. A newer notice is open: DFOP0020010, closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left).

### Who can apply for Strengthening American-Style Higher Education in Iraq?

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 Strengthening American-Style Higher Education in Iraq?

Closed May 31, 2022. 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 $2.5 million each. About $11.0 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.