Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAAC ACMEPI 17 004
Advancing Civic Engagement through the Assessment of Public Opinion is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC). The program is designed to strengthen civic engagement across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by helping reinvigorate public participation in decision-making and by encouraging more consistent, meaningful dialogue among governments, business associations, private sector stakeholders, civil society organizations, and everyday citizens. At its core, the opportunity supports projects that use public opinion assessment as a practical tool to make governance more responsive and to ensure that policy discussions reflect real public needs and priorities.
The initiative emphasizes improving how institutions understand and respond to citizen, civil society, and business concerns. By gathering and analyzing public sentiment on key policy challenges and opportunities, funded projects are expected to help decision-makers develop more informed, relevant, and credible policy options. The intention is not only to collect data, but to use it to enhance the public's ability to engage government institutions more effectively, ultimately strengthening feedback loops between people and the institutions that serve them. Applicants are specifically encouraged to propose activities that align with government interest in better understanding public policy issues, suggesting an emphasis on actionable insights that can be communicated to and used by relevant stakeholders.
A key expectation is that applicants demonstrate awareness of existing efforts in the region and avoid duplicating similar activities. This means proposals should clearly show how they complement, extend, or improve upon current public opinion research, civic engagement initiatives, or dialogue platforms already operating in MENA, rather than re-creating work that is already being done. Projects should be framed with a clear understanding of the local and regional landscape, including relevant actors, ongoing programs, and the practical constraints that affect participation and public consultation.
The funding opportunity (NEAAC ACMEPI 17 004) is offered as a grant under CFDA number 19.500. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not higher education institutions in the latter categories). The opportunity was created on April 11, 2017, with an original closing date of June 1, 2017. The award ceiling is $2,000,000, and the program anticipated making one award, indicating a competitive process likely aimed at supporting a single, sizable project or consortium effort with regional significance or strong potential for scalable impact.
Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at strengthening public participation and improving policy responsiveness by supporting credible, well-targeted public opinion assessment and the kind of structured engagement that can translate data into better dialogue and more grounded decision-making.Apply for NEAAC ACMEPI 17 004
- The Department of State, Assistance Coordination in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Civic Engagement through the Assessment of Public Opinion" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.500.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 11, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2017 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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