Tomorrow’s Leaders Graduate (TLG) Program
ID: 352970Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Assistance Coordination (DOS-NEA-AC)

Award Range

$500K - $3M

Eligible Applicants

Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding Category

Education

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Earmark

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352970
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Mar 14, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Mar 20, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Assistance Coordination department of the U.S. Department of State is offering the Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate (TLG) Program through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This program aims to provide scholarship opportunities for individuals from Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries and territories with significant Muslim populations. The program is designed to support these individuals in attending American, independent, not-for-profit, higher educational institutions based in the MENA region and accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-sanctioned regional institution.

The TLG program is an innovative leadership training opportunity that seeks to build a cadre of professional leaders who are civic-minded, intellectually capable, and professionally skilled to become future leaders in their communities and respective countries. The program aligns with the Middle East Partnership Initiative's (MEPI) strategic framework objectives, which include providing socio-economically disadvantaged individuals with opportunities to build leadership skills and effectively engage with civil society, the private sector, and/or government actors. Additionally, the program aims to increase workforce employability and improve access to higher value opportunities through demand-driven professional training and targeted, localized job placement, primarily in the private sector.

The TLG program is open to private institutions of higher education in the MENA region that have institutional accreditation and maintain this accreditation throughout the course of the project. Eligible universities must include proof of accreditation in their annexes. The program expects to make three awards, with an award ceiling of $2,600,000 and an award floor of $500,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for applicants.

Applicants must submit their application electronically using SAMS Domestic/MyGrants, as applications will not be accepted through grants.gov. The deadline for submission is March 20, 2024. For more information and to contact the grantor, please email nea-grants@state.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
nea-grants@state.gov
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