Assistance program
Middle East Partnership Initiative
$210.8 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, State, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants);Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)
- CFDA number
- 19.500
- What it does
- The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative supports organizations and individuals in their efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Who benefits
- MEPI supports projects in Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen. Regional and multi-country projects may include Iraqi participants, but we currently do not fund Iraq-specific projects. Any award made using State/NEA funds requires the full complement of standard federal forms and budget documents, CVs of main program staff, as dictated by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Administration, and the relevant OMB circulars. See www.grants.gov for specific announcement. 2 CFR 200 applies to this program.
- Who applies
- U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; private institutions of higher education, public or state institutions of higher education; public international organizations; and small businesses with functional and regional experience. Each solicitation outlines who is eligible and what types of experience are needed to apply for funding.
- Authorized by
- Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
- Program site
- http://mepi.state.gov/ ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
Top recipients
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Direct payments