GrantSmall businesses not listed as eligible
Safeguarding U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains- Tunisia
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Award ceiling
$1,536,507
Award floor
$1,000,000
Program funding
$0
- Opportunity #
- DFOP0019505
- Agency
- Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
- ALN (CFDA)
- 19.600
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
- Closes
- Sep 2, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
• U.S. and U.S.-aligned for-profit companies and organizations, such as corporations and commercial firms
• U.S. and U.S.-aligned not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations
• Public and private educational institutions
• Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
Synopsis
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.
Contact
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs