This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports disaster risk management activities in Bangladesh. The primary awardee, Caritas Bangladesh, is a non-profit organization with expertise in humanitarian and disaster resilience projects. Through this grant, Caritas Bangladesh will implement a 2-year program to establish community disaster response teams, develop...
The $250,000 USD project grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the Multipurpose Cash Assistance for Nutrition Activities program in Bangladesh under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The grant recipient, Helen Keller International, will provide cash assistance to 2,000 pregnant and lactating women living in five unions in Bandarban district from September 6, 2021 to February 5, 2022. Sub-awardee...
This $14,000,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to provide multi-sector support to conflict-affected populations in Burkina Faso. The prime awardee, Action Contre La Faim (ACF), will deliver a range of critical humanitarian assistance and development services over the 2-year award period from July 2024 to June 2026. Key products and services to be...
This $6,999,845 project grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports relief efforts under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (FAPO) program in response to Typhoon Rai, which impacted the Philippines in December 2022. Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) will deliver emergency cash assistance, water, sanitation, hygiene and shelter repair services to approximately 10,050 households across northern...
This $5,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will provide funding for economic recovery and market systems, as well as multipurpose cash assistance, in Mozambique. The award recipient, the non-profit organization Givedirectly Inc., specializes in delivering innovative cash transfer solutions to vulnerable populations globally. This 3-year grant, with a period of...
This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) will support the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in delivering an integrated protection, cash, and livelihood response for crisis-affected persons in the Lake Chad Province of Chad. The activity aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence through the provision of protection, health, multipurpose cash assistance,...
This Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The funding will support a research project led by the University of California, Berkeley to test a budgeting intervention aimed at addressing seasonal hunger in Malawi. The key activities involve piloting and evaluating a planning intervention to help farming households in Malawi better manage their finances and...
This $387,267 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Washington under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The research will examine the effectiveness of multi-faceted antipoverty programs targeting entire low-income communities versus only the poorest households. Using randomized controlled trials across many communities, the researchers will assess impacts of the program on household poverty, income, wealth and women's...
This $1,498,528 project grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to create sustainable development strategies and improve livelihoods in the Mahankal and Madhyanepal municipalities of Nepal. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) co-create locally-led development plans that empower marginalized communities, 2) collaboratively execute those plans to sustainably improve...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $3,484,764.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will fund the "Digital Financial Inclusion Project" in El Salvador. The project aims to improve access to and use of digital financial services, provide training and capacity building, and offer tailored support for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) with a focus on addressing gender barriers that limit...