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No. DFOP0019505 · Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

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Safeguarding U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains- Tunisia

grants.gov listing
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$1,000,000 – $1,536,507
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 2, 2026 Closes today
Posted
Aug 27, 2026
Last verified
6 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Other
Official description from grants.gov

U.S. Embassy Tunis and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seek applications for the “Safeguarding U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains- Tunisia” program, a commercial diplomacy initiative to support transparent, private-sector-led investment in phosphate development, optimize downstream mineral processing to meet international standards, and strengthen trade and investment links between trusted partners and Tunisia, advancing Tunisia’s economic development and export capacity.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 19.600 · Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (19.600), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 1 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 – $5,000,000
FY 2024 17 $800,000 $408,610 – $2,100,000
FY 2023 11 $1,975,000 $401,865 – $2,925,000
FY 2022 18 $1,486,545 $487,500 – $2,391,362
FY 2021 13 $1,288,116 $213,605 – $4,750,000

For comparison, this notice advertises $1,000,000 – $1,536,507.

Who wins it Higher education (19), Nonprofit (18), Business (2) of 60 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states DC (6) · NY (5) · NC (3) · VA (3) · CA (2)
Largest recent awards
  1. UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME $65,167,600 · FY 2023
  2. THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF IRAQ, SULAIMANI $7,350,000 · FY 2021
  3. UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES $5,102,893 · FY 2021
  4. FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL $5,000,000 · FY 2021
  5. THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN $4,750,000 · FY 2021

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 19, 2026