Grants / Department of State / Assistance Coordination

SFOP0009792: Supporting American-Style Higher Education in Iraq 2023

Closed Closed June 15, 2023 Opportunity SFOP0009792 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund APS (DFOP0020010). Status: Closes September 30, 2027 (327 days left). It is in our archive of Assistance Coordination notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$4.0 million
• Award floor$1.0 million
• Total funding$10.0 million
• Expected awards3
• 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)

Eligible applicants must be an American-style Institution of Higher Education in Iraq, to include the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, that is non-state sponsored that offers a postsecondary level academic curriculum that leads to a vocational, associate’s, bachelor’s, or higher degree.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 million per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC), seeks applications to support and 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 IHEs in Iraq. Proposals shall address ways to develop new and ongoing partnerships between IHEs in Iraq and higher education institutions in the United States. Focus should be given to building the capacity of IHEs 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. Where possible, proposals should seek to support disciplines and skills relevant for the adaptation to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change. These may include but need not be limited to programs related to civil and energy engineering, earth sciences and natural resource management, public policy and law, and public health. Refer to the full Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applicants must submit their application electronically using SAMS Domestic. Applications will NOT be accepted from grants.gov. SAMS Domestic requires that the applying organization have an account with the system and both require a UEI number and SAM.gov account.

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DFOP0020010, which is open now.

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