The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to advance participatory governance and civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by providing emerging civic leaders with academic and skill-based training, as well
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as linkages with program alumni across the region.
With this announcement, we seek to continue the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) project and support cadres of professionals who have both a familiarity with the theoretical elements of participatory governance and civic systems, as well as practical experience.
The LDF project will include two components, a U. S. based program conducted in English and a MENA-based program conducted in Arabic.
The successful applicant must be able to run and monitor both the U.S.-based program and the MENA-based program.
The cooperative agreement will also include an alumni engagement element.