Funder index — 48 of 81 profiled
4 ROSTER REMOVE (Renovabis · AKF · Mastercard · Gates) · 1 of 48 with Dimension-8 USEK access populated (Hungary Helps)
18
Pursue Now
3
Pursue Niche
1
Mixed
14
Build Access
6
Defer
4
Roster Remove
7
Time-Sensitive
7
Active Captures
| # | Funder · Named officer | Tier | Recommendation | USEK fit | Headline signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Hungary Helps | B | Pursue Now (accel) | Very High · existing partnership | USEK ↔ Pázmány Catholic Univ — corpus headline |
| 1 | Erasmus+ Lebanon | A | Pursue Now | Highest · EACEA verified | StEER-Leb active · CBHE 2027 call Nov 2026 |
| 14 | Order of Malta operational | B | Pursue Now (accel) | Very High + Trustee | 19 facilities · German FFO funder · 30-yr tenure |
| 2 | France cluster | A | Pursue Now | Highest identity | USJ precedent · COCAC vacant Sep 2026 |
| 36 | King Faisal Foundation | A | Pursue Now | High · Letters + Theology | 5 Lebanese laureates · $400K · nominate-now |
| 9 | L'Œuvre d'Orient | B | Pursue Now (accel) | High · Maronite-rite | €9.7M / 527 LB projects 2023 · Bkerké warm-path |
| 3 | Italy cluster | B | Pursue Now | High · Catholic-Vatican | €28M PPPD · €1.8M Feb '26 call · ⚠ Piermattei OUT |
| 11 | CNEWA operational | B | Pursue Now (accel) | High | $1M Mar 2026 · 11+ named LB partners |
| 13 | FES Lebanon | B | Pursue Now | High | 🔴 Scholarship deadline May 31 · 60-yr office |
| 12 | ACN International | B | Pursue Now | High · Maronite Diocese Saida | 200 schools / 30K pupils / 6K teachers LB |
| 7 | World Bank Lebanon | A | Pursue Now (non-Edu) | Medium · P181118 DROPPED | $2.02B forward portfolio · 35% Dropped (sov.risk) |
| 42 | Open Society Foundations | B | Pursue Now | High · Law/Comms/SocSci | 🔴 Beirut Fellowship 31×$120K = $3.7M window |
| 8 | UNDP Lebanon | B | Pursue Now | Medium · CPD 2026-28 | LRF $64.2M + Green Invest Facility May '26 |
| 6 | UNESCO Beirut | B | Pursue (2027 Chair) | Very High | Li Beirut 100+ schools · AUB took 2025 Citizenship |
| 4 | UK cluster | A | Pursue Now | High | £30.81M FY25-26 FCDO · Going Global Partnerships |
| 43 | IDRC (Canada) | A | Pursue Now | High · AUB-shadow #9 | 4 active LB projects · climate-health hub open call |
| 15 | State F Bureau / former USAID | B | Mixed | High via identity | $496M FY24 · Issa credentialed Nov 2025 |
| 46 | ILO Beirut | A | Pursue Niche | TVET + research | PROSPECTS + SKILL-UP Phase II (NORAD) |
| 10 | UNICEF Lebanon | B | Pursue Niche | Niche research | $447M 2025 appeal · TLIF eval 2026-27 |
| 48 | Doha Film Institute | B | Pursue Niche | Fine Arts/Cinema | 13 Lebanese recipients 2024-26 · $100K cap |
| 30 | Ithra / KAC | B | Pursue Niche | Fine Arts | $100K Art Prize · LB in 22-country list |
| 16 | EU DG NEAR + Beirut | B | Build Access | High · MIP §2.2.1 HE | EUR 1B 2024-27 envelope · HoC gap (priority close) |
| 22 | EBRD | B | Build Access | TA implementer | €5B 2026 conflict envelope · LB primary beneficiary |
| 23 | KAS Beirut | B | Build Access | Highest DE ideol fit | CDU Catholic-democratic · Rep name = gap |
| 26 | AFD | B | Defer | Weak — HE absent | EUR 405M 2019-24 · new Cadre Q3 2026 |
| 39 | Mastercard Foundation | A | Defer + Remove | Not eligible | YAW Africa-only structural lock-in |
| 40 | Aga Khan Foundation | A | Defer + Remove | Not eligible | AKDN scope: Egypt/Syria/UAE only |
| 47 | Gates Foundation | A | Defer + Remove | Not eligible | Saudi-Misk anchored · zero LB spend |
| 29 | Renovabis | A | Defer + Remove | Not eligible | Eastern Europe-only · 0/526 LB projects |
| … 19 more profiles · Germany / Switzerland / Netherlands / Norway / Denmark / Sweden / Australia / Japan / Misk / Saudi MoC / MBI / KFAS / Arab Fund / IsDB / Qatar Fdn / Ford / Canada GAC / Misereor / HBS | |||||
Hungary Helps
Hungarian government programme for persecuted Christian communities · est. 2017 · PMASZ State Secretariat
Tier B
PURSUE NOW (accel)
Highest identity in corpus
Dim-8 NON-EMPTY (1 of 48)
1 Identity
FIDESZ-priority programme; supports persecuted Christian communities. PMASZ State Sec. Lebanon = named priority. Maronite Catholic community = primary thematic fit. stated
hungaryhelps.gov.hu/en/about-us
2 Spend · historical · constant USD
Flagship: $2.2M to Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch (Aintoura). committed
4 Strategy pillars
• Schools + church renovation (Maronite/Eastern Christian)
• Clergy formation + theological education
• Annual scholarship for Christian students
• Heritage preservation (libraries, archives, sacred sites)
• Clergy formation + theological education
• Annual scholarship for Christian students
• Heritage preservation (libraries, archives, sacred sites)
5 Current Lebanese partners
• Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch (Aintoura) — $2.2M flagship
• USEK — via Pázmány Catholic Univ collab (CONFIRMED LinkedIn)
• Maronite parishes (60+ church renovations)
• Caritas Lebanon (refugee-support touchpoints)
• USEK — via Pázmány Catholic Univ collab (CONFIRMED LinkedIn)
• Maronite parishes (60+ church renovations)
• Caritas Lebanon (refugee-support touchpoints)
Open calls + deadline calendar — 2026 rolling 12 months
🔴 this month · 🟡 next 90d · 🟢 future · strikethrough = passed · feeds daily from SAM.gov + EU SEDIA + UNGM + agency news
JAN '26
DFI Spring · Jan 8
IsDB MSP · Jan 31
FEB
Erasmus+ JM · Feb 3
Erasmus+ CBHE · Feb 10
Italy AICS €1.8M
MAR
Italy Study schol · Mar 26
APR
UNESCO Chair 2026 · Apr 30
MAY ← NOW
🔴 FES Scholarship · May 31
🔴 OSF Beirut Fellowship
JUN
MEXT undergrad · Jun 17
Japan GGP FY26
DFI Fall · subscribe
JUL
Japan GGP late close
AUG
Chevening 2027-28 opens
SEP
AFD new Cadre
UNDP CPD 2026-28 draft
OCT
Chevening close
NOV
Erasmus+ CBHE 2027
Jean Monnet 2027 opens
DEC
UNICEF TLIF eval RFP est.
DANIDA DFC Phase 2 prep
Daily prioritized action list · 2026-05-13
Auto-generated 07:30 BEY · emailed to mj@epirroi.com · top 10 ranked
1
Hungary Helps · identify USEK Pázmány-collab coordinator
Warmest path in corpus. Closes Dim-8 for Azbej outreach. Single internal email.
2
FES Global Scholarship 2026 · deadline May 31 (18 days)
Lebanon eligible · EUR 1,500/mo · 60-yr FES Beirut tenure
3
OSF Beirut Fellowship · 31 slots × $120K = $3.7M window
Second-largest near-term LB opening. Nowrojee Global-South orientation. Law/Comms/SocSci fit.
4
Marwan Sehnaoui institutional outreach via Bkerké
30-yr OoM LB President · Trustee candidate · 19-facility MOU + German FFO unlock
5
King Faisal Prize nomination · Lebanese scholar
5 Lebanese laureates precedent · $400K + GCC-academic-network door-opener
6
IDRC climate-health regional hub · open call deadline pull
Engineering + Health Sciences consortium · AUB-shadow #9 · USEK = Catholic-HEI 7th-country node
7
Italy AICS €1.8M Feb 2026 call · confirm award status
Address NEW director Liana De Rosa (Piermattei OUT Jul 2025)
8
Ambassador Michel Issa institutional courtesy outreach
Lebanese-American Maronite identity alignment · President-to-Ambassador track
9
CNEWA Beirut · Michel Constantin operational outreach
Named regional director · $1M Mar 2026 disbursement · Pontifical Eastern Catholic mandate
10
Confirm USEK AUF Beirut Bureau membership
If member: unlocks PhD co-direction + network grants
Active captures — 7 opportunities in flight
6-phase Shipley/Leonie process · Phase 1 Identification · 2 Qualification · 3 Capture · 4 Proposal · 5 Post-Submittal · 6 Post-Award
2
Phase 1 · Identify
2
Phase 2 · Qualify
2
Phase 3 · Capture
1
Phase 4 · Proposal
0
Phase 5 · Submit
0
Phase 6 · Award
P4 Proposal
UNICEF Lebanon · TLIF Mid-Term Evaluation 2026-27
$50K
RFP est. Q3 2026
P3 Capture
Erasmus+ CBHE 2027 · USEK-led successor to StEER-Leb
€1.5M
Feb 2027 deadline
P3 Capture
Hungary Helps · Maronite Heritage Library partnership
$500K
rolling intake
P2 Qualify
IDRC · Climate-Health Regional Hub Lebanon
CAD 1.75M
deadline TBD
P2 Qualify
UNDP · Lebanon Green Investment Facility partner
~$3M
Q3 2026
P1 Identify
King Faisal Prize · Arabic Language / Islamic Studies nomination
$400K
Q3 2026 next cycle
P1 Identify
Italy AICS · 2026-27 education/protection call follow-on
€1.8M
awaiting cycle
UNICEF Lebanon · TLIF Mid-Term Evaluation 2026-27
USD 50K research contract · MEHE-led, UNICEF-implemented · 34 schools · Phase 4 Proposal Development
Funder: UNICEF Lebanon
Sector: Education / Evaluation
PURSUE NOW (niche research)
Gate 3 · Bid/No Bid · APPROVED
🎯 Customer · stakeholder map
H
Decision-maker
Marcoluigi Corsi
UNICEF LB Country Rep · approves >$25K contracts · MEHE-relationship-driven
H
Decision-maker
Chief of Education (gap)
Operational owner of TLIF eval cycle · scope + ToR · LinkedIn search blocked
M
Influencer
MEHE Education Quality Dir.
Co-funder side · TLIF is EU-funded but MEHE-implemented · Rania can identify
M
Evaluator
M&E Officer (gap)
Methodology review · qualitative-quantitative mixed-methods preferred
L
Influencer
EU Delegation Education prog officer
Co-funder side · politics not budget; framing-aware
💰 Pricing · price-to-win
UNICEF eval contracts at this scale historically $42-58K. Three competitors (AUB IFI, Save the Children eval arm, ALI Lebanon) bid ~$50-55K. USEK target: $48K on lower-rate Lebanese-faculty model + waived overhead via institutional partnership.
PI + 2 co-investigators (180h)$24,000
2 research assistants (120h ea)$8,400
Field work · 34 schools · travel + stipends$7,200
Translation + transcription$2,800
Data tools + analysis software$1,600
Indirect cost (8% on lab-charge structure)$3,500
Dissemination + final report design$1,200
USEK proposed total$48,700
UNICEF historical range comparable contracts$42K-$58K
🤝 Team · partner strategy
| Partner | Role | Past Perf |
|---|---|---|
USEK Faculty of Education Lead applicant · Principal Investigator | PI + 60% effort | |
USEK Faculty of Social Sciences Qualitative methods · field interviews | Co-I · 25% | |
Caritas Lebanon · Education Sector Cell School-access broker for 12 of 34 schools | Implementing sub | |
AUB IFI Declined teaming (competing prime) | — | — |
USEK + Caritas = unique Maronite-Catholic school-access angle. AUB cannot replicate.
🏆 Past performance · USEK + team
USEK Education Faculty: 8 prior commissioned evaluations 2018-25 · 2 for UN system (UNDP 2021 · UNESCO Beirut 2023 Li Beirut tracer) · 1 for FCDO 2022 · avg score 8.2/10 reviewer panel
Caritas LB Edu Cell: 14 yrs operational partnership w/ UNICEF (refugee + Lebanese schools) · NLGI co-implementer (DFID/FCDO £125M)
StEER-Leb (USEK as EACEA coordinator): 36-mo CBHE delivered on-time, on-budget · 7-partner consortium
💎 Discriminators · win themes
1. Maronite-Catholic school-access network — Caritas + USEK reach 12 of 34 TLIF schools through Diocese channels that no competitor can route through.
2. Trilingual fieldwork capacity — USEK faculty are EN/FR/AR native. AUB delivers EN+AR. ALI delivers AR only. Three-language report differentiator.
3. EU-MENA evaluation methods continuity — TLIF is EU-funded; USEK's Erasmus+ track record reads natively to the EU eval framework.
4. Lower price by ~8-10% — Lebanese-faculty rate structure + waived institutional overhead.
📋 Compliance matrix · 18 of 24 sections drafted
| RFP § | Requirement | Resp § | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.2.1 | PI CV with 5 prior eval refs | A1.cv-pi.pdf | Done |
| L.2.2 | Methodology · mixed-methods | Vol I §3 | Done |
| L.2.3 | 34-school sampling frame | Vol I §4 | Pink |
| L.2.4 | Ethics approval ref | A2.ethics | Draft |
| L.3.1 | Budget · USD itemized | Vol II | Done |
| L.3.2 | Indirect cost cap 12% | Vol II §2 | Done |
| L.4.1 | Past performance · 3 refs | A3-A5 | Done |
| L.4.2 | Caritas teaming agreement | A6.teaming | To-do |
| L.5.1 | Conflict-of-interest decl. | A7.coi | Draft |
| L.6.1 | Final report template | A8.template | Pink |
| + 14 more rows | |||
Proposal drafting · agent-augmented + human-in-loop
UNICEF TLIF Eval 2026-27 · 24 sections · L1 Haiku SME draft → L2 Sonnet compliance + alignment → human review → Shipley color teams · agents generate first iteration, humans vet, then revise
SME agent pool · drafting in parallel
SME · Education 5
§3.1 Methodology overview
L1 haiku · MENA-edu-eval prompt
§3.2 Mixed-methods design
L1 haiku · MENA-edu-eval prompt
§3.3 Sampling frame
L1 haiku
§4.1 School-level instruments
L1 haiku
§4.2 Teacher survey design
queued
SME · Social Sciences 3
§4.3 Qualitative interview protocol
L1 haiku · qual-research-MENA
§4.4 Focus group design
L1 haiku
§5.1 Trilingual analysis plan
L1 haiku
L2 · Compliance check 7
§3.3 ↔ RFP L.2.3 ✓
sonnet · cit-audit + align-score
§4.1 ↔ RFP L.2.2 ✓
sonnet
§4.4 ↔ ⚠ missing UNICEF MICS
sonnet
Human review queue 4
§3.1 → Dr. Karam (Education Dean)
assigned · due 2026-05-15
§4.1 → Dr. Aoun (Soc Sci)
assigned · due 2026-05-16
Budget Vol II → MJ
approved · 2026-05-12
§3.2 → PI feedback
revision requested
Pink Team review 3
§3.3 Sampling frame
in Pink · 3 comments
§6.1 Report template
in Pink · 1 comment
Cover letter
queued
Approved · ready for Red 2
PI CV (signed)
final
Past performance refs
final
Doctrine: agents do mechanical first drafts (~70% of section length) · humans vet substance + add USEK-specific evidence · L2 compliance + alignment scoring auto-runs on every revision · refuse-rather-than-fabricate enforced (no agent-invented USEK publications or partnerships).
Shipley/Leonie color-team review process
Per-proposal review gates · adapted from Leonie Capture Process Guidebook v9 · sequenced gates with named reviewers + scoreable exit criteria
BLUE TEAM
Strategy review · concept stage
Reviewers: MJ (Capture Manager) · Pr. Azouri (Sr Advisor) · Dr. Karam (Edu Dean)
Stage: before drafting begins
Checks: win strategy soundness · customer-fit · pricing concept · go/no-go
✓ Cleared 2026-05-05
PINK TEAM
First-draft technical review
Reviewers: Dr. Karam · Dr. Aoun · external SME (Carleton LERRN)
Stage: 60-70% draft
Checks: technical soundness · methodology rigor · compliance gaps · win-theme presence
⏳ In progress · 3 of 24 sections reviewed
RED TEAM
Final-draft external panel
Reviewers: 3 external (1 ex-UNICEF eval · 1 ex-FCDO · 1 academic dean USJ)
Stage: 95% draft
Checks: compliance 100% · readability · win-theme strength · readability · evaluator-mindset score
📅 Scheduled 2026-06-08
GOLD TEAM
Executive approval · go/no-go
Reviewers: Fr. Moukarzel · MJ · USEK VP Research
Stage: post-Red, pre-submit
Checks: reputational risk · institutional commitments · final pricing approval · sign-off
⏸ Pending Red completion
GREEN TEAM
Cost / budget review
Reviewers: MJ · USEK Finance · USEK Contracts
Stage: parallel to Pink
Checks: price-to-win position · indirect cost cap · cash-flow risk · audit-readiness
✓ Cleared 2026-05-12 · $48,700 approved
WHITE GLOVE
Final QC before submission
Reviewers: Proposal Coordinator (Pr. Azouri staff)
Stage: T-minus 48 hours
Checks: formatting · page count · attachment completeness · file naming · transmittal letter signed
⏸ Pending Gold approval
Gate review trail · this opportunity
Gate 1 · Interest/No Interest ✓ Approved 2026-04-12 (MJ · Pr. Azouri) — USD 50K + UNICEF + MEHE-implemented = USEK-aligned · proceed to Qualification.
Gate 2 · Pursue/No Pursue ✓ Approved 2026-04-28 — competitive analysis run · 3 likely bidders · USEK discriminators strong · Blue Team strategy cleared · proceed to Capture.
Gate 3 · Bid/No Bid ✓ Approved 2026-05-08 — RFP draft analyzed · compliance gaps minor · team in place · proceed to Proposal Development.
Gate 4 · Proposal Submittal ⏳ Pending — required: Red Team clearance + Gold Team approval + White Glove QC.
Gate 4a · FPR Submittal — TBD post-EN response.
Gate 5 · Award — TBD.
Gate 2 · Pursue/No Pursue ✓ Approved 2026-04-28 — competitive analysis run · 3 likely bidders · USEK discriminators strong · Blue Team strategy cleared · proceed to Capture.
Gate 3 · Bid/No Bid ✓ Approved 2026-05-08 — RFP draft analyzed · compliance gaps minor · team in place · proceed to Proposal Development.
Gate 4 · Proposal Submittal ⏳ Pending — required: Red Team clearance + Gold Team approval + White Glove QC.
Gate 4a · FPR Submittal — TBD post-EN response.
Gate 5 · Award — TBD.
Partner network · USEK + Lebanese HEIs + INGOs · past performance
22 candidate teaming partners across academic peers + Catholic implementers + INGO co-implementers · past performance scored by funder × sector × value
Academic peer · co-applicants
| Partner | Strength | Past Perf w/ funders |
|---|---|---|
AUB · Issam Fares Inst Lead-applicant model · AUB-shadow #9 | Education · Climate · Migration · Conflict | 9 active LB grants |
USJ · St. Joseph Univ Francophone-Catholic peer | French cooperation · L'Œuvre d'Orient · AFD historical | 5 active |
LAU Secular · US-funded networks | US HES · Mastercard Scholars · Diaspora studies | 4 active |
Carleton Univ (LERRN) Canadian co-applicant for IDRC/GAC | Refugee studies · LB diaspora · displacement | 2 active LB |
Pázmány Catholic Univ (HU) ⭐ USEK existing partner · Hungary Helps gateway | Catholic identity studies · faith preservation | 1 collab |
Kuwait University Required lead for KFAS · access target | Gulf research · STEM | 0 active |
UCEF (Ukraine) Eastern Catholic peer via Aga Khan/Notre Dame | Eastern Christianity scholarship | 0 active |
Catholic-aligned implementing partners
| Partner | Strength | Past Perf |
|---|---|---|
Caritas Lebanon Multi-funder operational implementer | Refugee · Education · Health · 60+ funders | 14-yr UNICEF rel. |
JRS Lebanon Misereor + Catholic ed | Education · Social services · TVET | Misereor lead |
Pontifical Mission Village dev · Misereor partner | Rural development · poverty | Misereor lead |
Order of Malta LB Association ⭐ 19 facilities · Sehnaoui | Health · medical training · refugees | German FFO lead |
Maronite Diocese of Saida ACN International partner | Catholic education · clergy formation | ACN active |
Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch Hungary Helps Aintoura | Heritage · education · Aintoura Center | HH $2.2M |
CNEWA's 11+ LB partners Rosary Sisters / Good Shepherd / Bourj Hammoud Centre / Wells of Hope / 7-seminary network | Education / health / clergy / anti-trafficking | CNEWA $1M Mar '26 |
L'Œuvre d'Orient's 18 LB partners École Maronite Baalbeck / Carmel St-Joseph Mechref / Hôpital de Bannes / Centre d'alpha Bouchrieh / Fondation Afif Osseiran +13 | Catholic schools / hospitals / heritage | OEO €9.7M 2023 |
Engagement Brief preview · MJ→Pr. Azouri→Fr. Moukarzel review chain
On-demand generator · distinct from epirroi-donor-intel IC memos (cultivation vs. partnership)
Engagement Brief: Marwan Sehnaoui
Background
30-year tenure as President of the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta. Operational reach: St John the Baptist Community Health Center (Beirut flagship) + 11 Community Health Centers + 7 Mobile Medical Units + 7 Agro-Humanitarian Centers. Funded multi-annually by German Federal Foreign Office via Malteser International AHEAD programme.
Partnership thesis
USEK Faculty of Health Sciences + Medical Faculty + Faculty of Education gain a 19-site clinical/community-engagement training network through a single MOU with the Lebanese Association. In exchange: USEK provides documented research evaluation capacity, structured student-volunteer placements, and a Catholic-mission-aligned academic anchor for the AHEAD programme's social-impact reporting.
Mutual benefit framing
The Order's operational network produces field data that academic publication would amplify. USEK has the methods infrastructure. Two calendars align cleanly on a Sept-2026 start. The German FFO funder cycle renews 2027-2028 — USEK academic-partner status before renewal increases AHEAD's renewal probability.
The ask
Two-part: (a) exploratory conversation about a Faculty of Health Sciences MOU; (b) separate, longer-horizon: invitation to consider Trustee service at USEK.
Risks + framing constraints
Sehnaoui has 30 years of accumulated relationships with USEK-adjacent institutions; assume he is already informed about USEK. Avoid donor-cultivation framing — this is partnership-cultivation. The Order's German FFO funding linkage is sensitive; lead with Maronite identity-alignment, not the German bilateral angle.
Approval chain:
MJ draft ✓→Pr. Azouri review→Fr. Moukarzel approve→Convene