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The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is offering a grant to support entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The grant aims to increase access to capital and business networks for entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on facilitating women’s entrepreneurship. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in fostering entrepreneurial development, propose projects that address various stages of the entrepreneurship lifecycle, and encourage innovative strategies to monitor project impact. Projects may include workshops, connecting entrepreneurs to investors, and providing seed funding. Applicants can submit up to two concept papers focusing on Category A or B countries in MENA. Closing date: Oct 30, 2013.
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Opportunity ID: 244353
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General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | MEPI-MEPICA-14-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Supporting Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation:: | none |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 19.500 — Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Nov 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants include registered 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 function and regional experience in the areas of entrepreneurship in the MENA region. MEPI strongly encourages applications from civil society organizations headquartered in the Middle East and North Africa region. All applicants must be legally registered organizations prior to applying to this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative |
| Description:: | The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)is pleased to announce an open competition for projects that support entrepreneurship and enterprises that create positive economic and social outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), particularly activities designed to increase entrepreneurs? access to capital and business networks and facilitate women?s entrepreneurship.
This will be a two-stage competitive process. In this stage interested applicants will submit a concept paper for MEPI?s initial review. In stage two, MEPI will invite successful applicants to submit a full application, based on its concept paper, for funding consideration. Applicants may submit up to two (total) concept papers. If applicants submit two concept papers, at least one must be focused on a country in Category A (detailed below). Background: Entrepreneurship is a key driver of job creation and workforce diversification, as well as a promising avenue for creating small-and-medium sized enterprises and revitalizing MENA economies. Entrepreneurship can also apply business-like efficiency, innovation, and sustainability to solve community problems. The development of a vibrant entrepreneurial environment in MENA countries will depend on the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs, both men and women, to identify and exploit unmet commercial opportunities, obtain the necessary financing to undertake and sustain these endeavors, and develop networks to support their activities. Submission Guidance: To apply for this announcement, applicants must demonstrate: Further, applicants are strongly encouraged to: Illustrative activities that may be proposed include but are not limited to: Examples of activities and costs not covered include: Each submission must propose a single-country project based on the parameters outlined below. Applicants may submit up to two concept papers in total. The first submission may focus on any of the countries in Category A or Category B; there will no advantage to your choice of country. If an applicant chooses to submit a second concept paper for consideration however, it must be focused on a country in Category A. Category A Countries: ? Algeria: Projects should include a focus on increasing access to networks for young entrepreneurs, targeting areas where it is most needed, including rural areas. Implementers should have on-the-ground experience and strong local partners that can demonstrate the ability to work successfully in the operating environment. ? Kuwait: Projects should include a focus on increasing access to networks, especially mentoring services for young entrepreneurs. Projects also should include modules on professionalism, conduct, and ethics in the workplace; management and leadership training; and strategic business planning. Additionally, any proposed project should include a practical training or internship component. ? Saudi Arabia: Projects should include a focus on increasing access to capital and increasing access to networks for all entrepreneurs, including women, particularly in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. ? West Bank/Gaza: Projects should include a focus on the creation of a forum/exchange/hub or other centralized mechanism, perhaps housed online or at an academic or community institution, or, the support of an existing center, that could bring together existing resources, connect entrepreneurs to angel investors, highlight opportunities, and provide training on accessing capital and increasing networks for entrepreneurship. Activities should focus on non-ICT sectors. ? Yemen: Projects should help shape the future of the entrepreneurial operating space in Yemen by providing training and other resources to increase access to capital and increase access to networks for entrepreneurs. Projects should particularly focus on areas outside of Sana?a. Category B Countries: ? Egypt: Projects should include a focus on increasing access to networks and capital for entrepreneurs and enterprises in less developed regions, particularly in non-ICT sectors. Projects should include a mentoring component. ? Israel: Projects should include a focus on increasing access to capital, increasing networking, including mentorship programs, and/or increasing access to incubators for minority groups and disadvantaged communities in entrepreneurship. ? Jordan: Projects should include a focus on rural communities, specifically targeting female entrepreneurs and increasing their access to business support services, networks and capital. Projects should build on previous and ongoing efforts in this area. ? Lebanon: Projects should include a focus on rural communities, specifically targeting female entrepreneurs and increasing their access to business support services, networks and capital. Projects should build on previous and ongoing efforts in this area. ? Morocco: Projects should include a focus on young entrepreneurs and increasing their knowledge and skill-sets to be able to access ?smart? capital, particularly organizational skills, business plan development, and market analysis. Although training should be a focal point of the project, applicants must propose a project that includes multiple stages of the entrepreneurship lifecycle. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 19.500 |
| Competition ID: | MEPI-MEPICA-14-002-018609 |
| Competition Title: | Supporting Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00187730 |
| Opening Date: | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Olwyn Staples |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.500 | MEPI-MEPICA-14-002-018609 | Supporting Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region | PKG00187730 | Oct 15, 2013 | Oct 29, 2013 | View | Olwyn Staples | Organization Applicants |
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