# Expanding Economic Opportunities in Algeria

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008812-expanding-economic-opportunities-in-algeria/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340329

> Assistance Coordination offered grants of up to $360,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 31, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008812 |
| Agency | Assistance Coordination |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 31, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $360,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.500 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants include: - U.S. or foreign o Non-profit organizations; o For-profit organizations; o Private institutions of higher education; o Public international organizations.

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seeks proposals that take specific, measurable action to address one or more structural challenges limiting Algeria’s economic growth. Examples of possible areas of focus are: employability skills for youth and women; improving the linkage between higher education and employers to address the gap between needed and available skills; access to finance for startups and small businesses; entrepreneurship activities for children or college students that foster critical thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset; or work to improve the overall investment climate.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008812 still open?

No. It closed on May 31, 2022.

### Who can apply for Expanding Economic Opportunities in Algeria?

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 Expanding Economic Opportunities in Algeria?

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 $360,000 each. About $1.0 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Middle East Partnership Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, The American University in Cairo. The program made 80 awards worth $115 million in that time.