USAID MEPPA People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity

Background
Congress enacted the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act (MEPPA) in December 2020 to advance peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians and enable a sustainable two-state solution. MEPPA establishes two funds and authorizes up to $250 million over five years for programs to be implemented through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Under the auspices of MEPPA, USAID's People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund supports Israeli-Palestinian partnerships with funding through two initiatives: 1) the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grants Activity and 2) the Building Regional Economic Bridges (BREB) activity.

Grant Details
This Annual Program Statement (APS) is USAID’s second solicitation issued under the parameters of USAID’s People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund Grant Activity. The APS seeks to engage people directly affected by the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially women and youth.

Activities will encourage Israeli-Palestinian partnerships, including civil society initiatives and consortia, that address shared development challenges. The APS aims to increase partnership between Palestinians and Israelis, improve partnerships between Palestinian and Israeli key actors, improve the enabling environment for cross-border partnership, strengthen the resilience of peacebuilding constituencies, and advance reconciliation efforts.

Eligibility Requirements
Qualified U.S. or non-U.S. organizations, non-profit, or for-profit entities may apply for funding under this APS. USAID encourages applications from new partners defined as organizations that have not received any funding from USAID as a prime partner over the last five years.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the awards is estimated to range from several months to three years. The estimated start date will be upon the signature of the awards.

Grant Value
Subject to funding availability, USAID anticipates executing multiple awards from a total USAID funding of $15 - $21M. Awards provided through this APS will be considered for two categories of potential awards: 1) Cooperative Agreements with a range from $500,000 to $5,000,000 USD and 2) Fixed Amount Awards with a range from $100,000 to $500,000 USD.

Place of Performance
The authorized geographic code for this activity is “937”, defined as the United States, the Cooperative Country (West Bank and Gaza, Israel), and developing countries other than advanced developing countries.