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TUNIS06082024: Local Grant: University Leadership and Engagement

Closed Closed July 20, 2023 Opportunity TUNIS06082024 ☆ 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$500,000
• Award floor$250,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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 include: - Non-profit organizations; - For-profit organizations; - Private institutions of higher education; - Public or state institutions of higher education;

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $500,000 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) and Embassy Tunis' Assistance Unit seek proposals that take specific, measurable action to address the decline in traditional modes of political participation among young people. Tunisian youth run for office less often and remain underrepresented in elected positions. With 24.5 percent of its population between the ages of 15 and 29, Tunisia cannot afford to let a quarter of the population sit on the sidelines. The project will increase university students’ leadership, networking, and analysis skills so that they become more likely to engage in advocacy and civic projects. Universities will create organizational frameworks for extracurricular activities that give students a meaningful role in the financial and administrative management of clubs. The clubs themselves will develop the skills students need to succeed as engaged citizens while creating linkages with existing community service projects.

Category: Community Development.

Applying now

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

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.