Tangier American Legation Institute For Moroccan Studies

Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that operates from the American Legation in Tangier, Morocco—the site of the first U.S. diplomatic property overseas. The organization specializes in providing cultural, educational, and preservation services to the U.S. federal government, with a particular focus on diplomatic research, historical preservation, and cross-cultural programming that strengthens bilateral relations between the United States and Morocco. TALIM's mission centers on cultural and diplomatic engagement, leveraging its unique position within a historically significant American diplomatic institution to advance U.S. interests in the region.

TALIM has demonstrated its contracting capabilities through a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $59,379.81 awarded by the U.S. Embassy Rabat on September 29, 2025. This contract, with an ultimate completion date of September 28, 2026, involves the organization providing a 20-day cultural and diplomatic event in Morocco, with no set-aside designation applied. The work is being performed directly in Morocco and aligns with the U.S. State Department's broader strategic objectives in the region, particularly those of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. This contract award reflects the embassy's ongoing investment in TALIM as a capable partner for implementing cultural and educational initiatives that support bilateral engagement and diplomatic objectives.

TALIM has received two project grants from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, both awarded on October 1 in consecutive years but subsequently terminated through no-cost amendments. The first grant, awarded October 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of March 6, 2025, was intended to support the development of a new website for the organization, with a de-obligation of $3,494.00 upon termination. The second grant, awarded October 1, 2024, also with a March 6, 2025 completion date, aimed to bring in an expert to develop policies, procedures, and digital architecture for establishing a comprehensive digital database of the American Legation's museum collections (including art, maps, artifacts, and diplomatic memorabilia) and library holdings (books and archives). This grant involved a de-obligation of $50,000 upon termination. Both grants were terminated in alignment with executive order directives, indicating changes in federal funding priorities affecting the organization's grant-funded initiatives during this period.