# Micro-Enterprise Reforms, Opportunities, and Growth in Iraq

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008705-micro-enterprise-reforms-opportunities-and-growth-in-iraq/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340331

> Assistance Coordination offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 15, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008705 |
| Agency | Assistance Coordination |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 15, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.600 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants include: U.S. or foreign -Non-profit organizations; -For-profit organizations; -Small and Medium-sized businesses with function and regional experience in the areas of entrepreneurship and communication and financial technology in the MENA region.

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seeks proposals to foster entrepreneurial activity in Iraq utilizing innovative solutions to economic challenges. The project should include better leveraging and reenergizing of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement discussions to unlock Iraq’s economic potential and open the door to new markets, investment, and business opportunities for Iraqi businesses. Proposed activities will establish pathways to growth for Iraqi Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) by expanding sources of investment beyond donor-subsidized startup capital and increase access to finance to catalyze growth.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008705 still open?

No. It closed on May 15, 2022. A newer notice is open: DFOP0020010, closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left).

### Who can apply for Micro-Enterprise Reforms, Opportunities, and Growth 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 Micro-Enterprise Reforms, Opportunities, and Growth in Iraq?

Closed May 15, 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 $500,000 each. About $1.5 million in total for one award.

### 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.