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Bureau of NEA Assistance Coordination: Tomorrow’s Leaders Recruitment Project

Deadline: 4-Feb-22

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Recruitment (TLR) project, part of the Tomorrow’s Leaders (TL) program, a leadership development program that provides scholarships for approximately 40 qualified, diverse, underserved students from MENA countries to attend American, nonprofit, higher education institutions based in the MENA region and accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized regional accreditation body.

TL is an innovative leadership training opportunity that aims to build a cadre of professional leaders who are civic-minded, intellectually capable, and professionally skilled to become the community, business, and civic leaders of the future.

Objectives

This project fulfills Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) strategic framework objectives to:

  • provide socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals with opportunities to build the leadership skills necessary to effectively engage with civil society, the private sector, and/or government actors; and
  • increase workforce employability and improve access to higher-value opportunities through demand-driven professional training and targeted and localized job placement, primarily in the private sector.
Funding Information
  • Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
  • Estimated Base Year Award Ceiling $1,000,000
  • Estimated Base Year Award Floor: $500,000
  • Estimated Length of Project Period: 5 Years
Eligibility Criteria
  • Eligible applicants include U.S.-based nonprofits or foreign-based nongovernmental organizations with experience in the MENA region. This does not include institutions of higher education.
  • Successful applicants will use innovative and cost-effective approaches to meet the needs and opportunities of students in the MENA region. Program participants are expected to come from countries throughout the MENA region.
  • Eligible applicants include:
    • U.S. or foreign
      • Nonprofit organizations;
      • For-profit organizations;
      • Public international organizations; and
      • Small businesses with function and regional experience in MENA.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336833