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Opportunity Summary:

The USAID/Egypt Local Scholarships Program opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number AID 263 14 00001) is a public notice indicating that USAID/Egypt anticipated releasing a formal solicitation to invite applications for a scholarship program in Egypt. At the time of the notice, USAID stated that a draft Program Description was attached for informational purposes, but no response, concept note, or application was being requested yet. In other words, this announcement functioned as an advance heads-up to the public that a competitive funding opportunity was expected, giving potential applicants time to review the draft information and prepare for a future solicitation.

This opportunity falls under the Education funding activity category and was expected to be implemented through a Cooperative Agreement, which generally means USAID anticipated having substantial involvement during implementation (for example, collaboration on technical direction, approvals, or key deliverables) rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal agency engagement. The notice also indicated a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning selected recipients would likely be expected to contribute a portion of project costs through cash and/or in-kind support, as defined in the eventual solicitation. Specific cost-share percentages and acceptable forms of contribution would typically be clarified in the final application instructions and award terms.

The funding details presented in the notice suggest a sizable program. The estimated total funding amount was listed as USD 69,400,000, with an award ceiling of USD 30,000,000 and an award floor of USD 0. The ceiling implies that a single award could be as large as 30 million dollars, while the total funding estimate suggests the possibility of multiple awards or phased funding across one or more agreements, depending on the final program design and USAID’s procurement strategy. Because this was only a pre-solicitation notice, those figures should be understood as planning-level estimates that could be adjusted when the final solicitation was issued.

Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity was open to a broad range of applicant types, subject to any further clarifications that would appear in the final solicitation. The notice explicitly mentioned that non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, faith-based and community organizations, and educational institutions could apply. USAID also emphasized that it encouraged applications from potential new partners, signaling an interest in expanding the pool of implementers beyond organizations with extensive prior USAID experience. This is often relevant for locally led or locally implemented programming, where USAID may seek strong in-country partnerships, administrative capacity, and an ability to manage scholarship processes transparently and at scale.

In terms of timing and status, the opportunity was posted on January 29, 2014, with an original and current closing date listed as February 28, 2014, and an archive date of March 30, 2014. Even though a closing date appears in the record, the narrative makes clear this specific posting was informational and did not request recipient action at that stage. The administering agency was USAID Cairo (USAID/Egypt). For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact was Sherine Gerguis, with a phone number of 202 25226925, and an email field indicated but not provided in the text shown.

Overall, the key takeaway is that this posting served as an early notification of an upcoming USAID/Egypt scholarship program competition in the education sector, expected to be funded at a significant level, implemented via cooperative agreement, and open to a wide range of organizations, with cost-share anticipated and with USAID explicitly welcoming new partners.

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