MEPI 2008 Small Grants Program Announcement - Deadline January 31, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEPI SMALL GRANTS COMPETITION 2008

The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv is pleased to announce the 2008 small grants competition funded by the State Department’s U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). We are looking for innovative, small projects that promote reform and develop civil society. NGOs and private sector organizations working within the minority and/or marginalized communities in Israel are invited to submit proposals that focus on advancing one or more of the four MEPI pillars in those communities:
Political Reform / Economic Reform / Education Reform / Women's Empowerment

PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, January 31, 2008

PROJECT GUIDELINES

• The project must be completed within 12-month period.
• Grant requests must be in the $10,000-$25,000 range.
• The budget should give priority to program-related activities or materials rather than salaries and administrative costs. Food and refreshments (including alcoholic beverages), entertainment, office rental and utilities, and construction costs cannot be funded.
• Proposals related more to conflict resolution, coexistence and reconciliation, while extremely worthwhile, cannot be submitted in response to this solicitation. 
• The project proposal must be concretely focused on advancing reform in one of the four MEPI pillars above.
• In accordance with U.S. law, all signed grants will include a clause prohibiting transactions with organizations that support or are involved in terrorist activity.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to both Ms. Zeba Reyazuddin at ReyazuddinZ@state.gov and Ms. Manal Haddad at HaddadMM@state.gov by the closing date of January 31, 2008

Please click here for the required Application Form     
For additional guidance, please check the Regional MEPI office small grants guidance, the Arabic guidance, the MEPI Budget and Justification guidance, the MEPI homepage, or contact our Public Affairs office in Tel Aviv at 03-5175151 ext. 541