Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Programming in the Greater Maghreb

Post Date

February 5th 2016

Application Due Date

March 31st 2016

Applications must be time stamped before 17:00:00 eastern time (ET) on March 31, 2016. There will be no grace period, and any application not received by the application deadline will not advance to the Technical Review stage.

Funding Opportunity Number

NEAAC-ACBURGR-16-002

CFDA Number(s)

19.600

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Humanities
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Regional Development

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Eligible applicants include 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 functional and regional experience in the areas aforementioned in the programmatic objectives.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4000000

• Award Range:

  $500000 - $1000000

Grant Description

The State Department Bureau of Near East Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seeks single-country or regional project proposals for its Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) program in the North Africa/Maghreb region; proposals focusing on Tunisia are particularly encouraged. Proposals designed to support Libya cannot be considered at this time. The TSCTP is the U.S. Government's primary vehicle to support the long-term capacities of countries in West and North Africa to address the threat from violent extremist groups, including al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Daмesh). TSCTP aims to take a comprehensive approach to counterterrorism by undertaking development, civil society and community-related activities to reduce radicalization and recruitment into violent extremism and as related to foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs). This solicitation is focused on TSCTPмs countering violent extremism efforts. NEA/AC will consider proposals that promote the below countering violent extremism (CVE) objectives in the Maghreb: 1. Building community resilience and providing positive alternatives to communities, particularly youth, vulnerable to radicalization and recruitment by violent extremists to become FTFs and/or local fighters; 2. Strengthening partner government and civil society will and capacity to counter violent extremism including the radicalization and recruitment of FTF at local, sub-regional, and regional levels; 3. Countering violent extremist messaging and narratives, especially messaging targeting FTFs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

• Agency Contact:

  Charlotte Soriano
  Senior Competition Specialist
  Phone 202-776-8524

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NEA/AC Grants Email

• Agency Email Address:

  NEA-Grants@state.gov

• Location:

  Near East Affairs - Assistance Coordination