Deadline: 14-Jul-22
The U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is pleased to announce an open competition for individuals and organizations to submit applications for projects that deepen and expand the Abraham Accords and other cooperation between Israel and Middle East/North African (MENA) countries.
Objectives
- The successful applicant will create and implement in-person, hybrid, or online programs that impart valuable skills that promote economic opportunity, help develop careers and address local and regional concerns.
- Programs should promote mutual interests that serve the people of the region (e.g. critical thinking, entrepreneurship, innovation, environmental sustainability, or training for young people in technological, professional and management skills).
- Such programs should include opportunities for forging people-to-people ties through in-person encounters or shared project-based learning experiences, in-person and/or virtual.
Theory of Change
- If Israelis and people from the Middle East and North Africa learn valuable skills in a collaborative manner that broaden their economic opportunity and contribute to their career advancement, they will be more likely to seek out economic cooperation and partnership with one other, thus contributing to each countries’ economic prosperity and to the deepening and sustainability of existing peace and normalization agreements.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 1-2 years
- Number of awards anticipated: 1-3 awards
- Award amounts: minimum of $50,000, maximum of $300,000
- Total available funding: $300,000
- Type of Funding: FY22
- Anticipated program(s) start date: No later than September 30, 2022
Project Activities/Key Deliverables
- Program activities may include workshops, seminars, study tours, pilot projects, cooperative educational programs, vocational and other skills training, curriculum development, knowledge exchanges, and project based learning.
- Programs may be carried out in-person or in hybrid or virtual formats.
Audiences: Students and young adults/professionals, both Jewish and Arab from Israel, and students and young adults/professionals from Middle East/North African (MENA) countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local and international:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Individuals
- For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://il.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/NOFO-1-Econ-Opportunity-Abraham-Accords-Final-for-Publication.pdf
