USAID/West Bank and Gaza: People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 72029425APS00001
- Agency
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US Mission in West Bank and Gaza
Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Applications due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity, issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) West Bank and Gaza, seeks to advance peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians through its People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity. The funding opportunity aims to increase partnerships between Palestinians and Israelis, address internal divisions, improve the enabling environment for cross-border collaboration, and strengthen peacebuilding institutions. Eligible applicants include U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, both non-profit and for-profit entities. The evaluation criteria will focus on the applicant's approach to reconciliation, advocacy, dialogue, and healing. The deadline for submission of questions is February 10, 2025, with applications due by March 4, 2025.
The total funding pool available is $15-20 million, with individual awards ranging from $250,000 to $5 million. The grants will be awarded as either Fixed Amount Awards ($250,000-$750,000) or Cooperative Agreements ($750,000-$5 million). The program is part of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA), which authorizes up to $250 million over five years for initiatives to advance peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians.
Synopsis
Congress enacted the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) in December 2020 to advance peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians and enable a sustainable two-state solution. MEPPA establishes two funds and authorizes up to $250 million over five years for programs to be implemented through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
This APS seeks to engage people directly affected by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and invites applicants to approach peacebuilding with a greater focus on reconciliation, advocacy, dialogue among groups with diverse views, and healing.
Goal:
The overall goal of MEPPA is to build the foundation for peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians and enable a sustainable two-state solution. Working toward that vision, this funding opportunity seeks to strengthen people-to-people grassroots linkages to address common challenges and enhance peacebuilding momentum to affect institutional and policy change.
Objectives:
This funding opportunity for the MEPPA People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Increase partnership between Palestinians and Israelis, and Arab and Jewish Israelis, to address issues of common interest or concern.
- Bolster efforts by Palestinians and Israelis to address internal divisions that must be overcome to foster peaceful coexistence.
- Improve the enabling environment for cross-border partnership, particularly in development sectors, such that policies, procedures, and structures allow Palestinians and Israelis to engage in meaningful interactions across sectors without any barriers and fear of intimidation.
- Strengthen the resilience of peacebuilding constituencies and institutions.
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