The Bureau of Near East Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity for projects that document public attitudes towards social, economic, and political issues facing countries in the Middle East and North Africa region through polling mechanism(s).
Topics
should include (1) general themes of public, public-private, or private sector discourse on governance; policy reform; media; performance of public institutions; challenges to economic growth; and major issues facing the region; and (2) state how priorities/needs or overall opinions on these issues vary according to location (on the governorate level), demographic, type of stakeholder (business association, private individual, civil society organization, etc.), and socioeconomic differences.