Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005223
The Libya Electoral Security Planning and Implementation opportunity (SFOP0005223) is a U.S. Department of State assistance program run through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC), working alongside the Libya External Office and other State Department partners focused on the Maghreb, stabilization, and political-military affairs. The central goal is to reduce the risk of election-related violence in Libya and to improve how Libyan actors plan for, coordinate, and deliver security around upcoming local and national elections. The grant is framed as an urgent, practical effort to quickly put in place a coherent national approach to electoral security, then back that approach with on-the-ground planning support and targeted programming.
The funding is meant to support the immediate development and rollout of an overarching Libyan electoral security strategy, along with the operational plans that would make that strategy usable in real election environments. In practice, this means helping Libyan counterparts move beyond ad hoc security measures and toward structured, repeatable processes for assessing threats, assigning responsibilities, coordinating across institutions, and responding to incidents in ways that protect voters, election workers, polling sites, and the credibility of the electoral process.
Program activities fall under two main lines of effort. The first line of effort focuses on national-level and institutional support: providing advisory services, technical assistance, and training to Libyan state security bodies, particularly the Government of Libya Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense, and also engaging relevant non-state actors where appropriate. This component emphasizes strengthening electoral security planning and implementation capacity inside these institutions, improving internal coordination among security stakeholders, and building effective working relationships with the High National Election Commission (HNEC) and other external security actors. The intent is to make election security a shared, coordinated mission rather than a set of disconnected actions by separate agencies, and to ensure security planning aligns with electoral timelines and operational realities set by HNEC.
The second line of effort is local and community-centered, recognizing that many election risks emerge at the municipal level and are shaped by local conflict dynamics, community tensions, and informal power structures. This part of the program supports advisory assistance and/or training to establish informal local electoral security coordination mechanisms that bring together civil society, municipal councils, and traditional local leaders, including tribal authorities or minority representatives. These local structures are expected to help monitor and interpret risk conditions, coordinate proactively with HNEC and security providers, and set up early warning approaches that can flag threats before they escalate. The underlying idea is that trusted local networks can improve situational awareness, reduce misunderstandings, and enable faster, more credible responses to intimidation, violence, or disruptions.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, meaning the U.S. government would typically expect a closer working relationship with the recipient during implementation than under a standard grant. The award ceiling listed is $3,000,000. Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The program is associated with CFDA 19.600. The posting indicates a creation date of June 19, 2018, with an original closing date of August 7, 2018.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to produce concrete, operational improvements in how elections are secured in Libya by linking national strategy and institutional coordination with locally grounded coordination and early warning. The emphasis is not only on training, but on building workable planning frameworks and relationships among election administrators, security institutions, and community stakeholders so that electoral events can proceed with lower risk of violence and greater public confidence.Apply for SFOP0005223
- The Department of State, Assistance Coordination in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Libya Electoral Security Planning & Implementation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 19, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 07, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses.
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