# Leadership Development Fellows

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0008956-leadership-development-fellows/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340207

> Assistance Coordination offered grants of up to $6.6 million (at least $1.3 million) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $6.6 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0008956 |
| Agency | Assistance Coordination |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $6.6 million |
| Award floor | $1.3 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $6.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.500 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to advance inclusive governance and empower civil society in the Middle East and North Africa by providing emerging democracy and civil society leaders with academic and skill-based training, as well as linkages with other counterparts across the region. With this announcement, MEPI seeks to continue the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) project and continue support for cadres of professionals who have both a familiarity with the theoretical elements of democratic governance and systems as well as practical experience. In the past, LDF has facilitated networking of like-minded democracy, civil society, and human rights activists region-wide. Interested applicants are encouraged to read this entire NOFO as well as the attached full project guidance before submitting an application. Applicants must present a joint application which addresses the U.S.-based project, the Middle East and North Africa-based project, and alumni responsibilities.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0008956 still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2022.

### Who can apply for Leadership Development Fellows?

Assistance Coordination accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for Leadership Development Fellows?

Closed July 7, 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 $6.6 million each. About $6.6 million in total for one award.

### 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.