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NEA/AC Regional Annual Program Statement

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs · DFOP0018712 · Deadline: September 30, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $30M

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 19.600, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $1.4M against a $30M ceiling (5%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 20 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 42% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) for innovative foreign assistance programs benefitting partner countries that also advance U.S. commercial diplomacy and place American interests first. SOI must demonstrate how projects will leverage foreign assistance for U.S. partners as a tool of statecraft to advance U.S. economic, security, and diplomatic objectives. Programming should promote trade, not aid, by leveraging assistance resource…

Eligibility: Others · Categories: Other · official listing ↗

Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.