Block Grant 90EI0245

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $100,346 cooperative agreement to Atid Plus Fund For Education In Israel (Ra) from September 30, 2022 through December 31, 2023 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The award will support cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts focused on active promotion of public diplomacy objectives in the Middle East and North Africa region. Specifically, the...

The Middle East Institute received a $118,473 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research under the Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CFDA 19.300) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 29, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to develop and sustain U.S. expertise in the countries and languages of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Specifically, funding will support efforts to develop,...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, awarded a $184,791 Project Grant to the Middle East Institute under the Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CFDA 19.300). This grant supports the institute's efforts to enhance American knowledge and expertise regarding the states of the former U.S.S.R. and Eastern and Central Europe. The grant activities include advanced research, language training, and academic exchanges...

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments was awarded a $515,132 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to expand innovation lab and business lab programs and staffing to 15 additional rural communities across Iowa. The funding will support repurposing vacant downtown storefronts in these communities to create rural coworking, networking, and learning spaces. This is intended to foster new private...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a 5-year, $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The Education2Action (E2A) program seeks to create a network of entrepreneurial peacemakers equipped with skills, opportunities, and motivation to address high-impact challenges in and between Palestinian and Israeli communities. The program will directly...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) provides $500,000 in funding to support the creation of a pan-African permanent capital investment vehicle for equity. The purpose of this initiative is to deliver low-carbon, climate-resilient affordable student housing and facilitate market entry into Uganda. The prime awardee, Mida Advisors LLC, is a minority-owned small...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded SUD EST Media $101,268 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European and Eurasian Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) federal Project Grant to support project content development, technical capabilities' improvement, and public diversification for Moldova.org from June 16, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs CFDA 19.900 aims to provide civil society and...

The Mid Iowa Planning Alliance for Community Development (MIPACD) was awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA, CFDA #11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in central Iowa from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. Through this Project Grant award, MIPACD will lead a collaborative public-private...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (doing business as Amideast) under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will support the continuation of Amideast's Access for Adults program in the West Bank from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program aims...

The East Central Idaho Planning and Development Association Inc. was awarded $562,500 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to update and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a nine-county region in eastern Idaho through March 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...