This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development Haiti (USAID - OM) provided $4,853,240 to DAI Global LLC, doing business as DAI, under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grant program. The funding supported the Financial Sector Deepening in Haiti project and was used in Haiti between April 24, 2017 and August 31, 2019. The goal of the project was likely to strengthen and expand Haiti's financial sector through USAID's ongoing efforts to...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Global Development Alliance (CFDA 98.011) program to Pathway Technologies & Services Pvt. LTD., a for-profit technology firm based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The "Feed the Future Nepal USAID Digital Agriculture" initiative aims to enhance climate-smart farming practices in Nepal through the development and deployment of digital tools. The project will focus on improving crop...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,507,192 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to Solidarite Internationale Pour LE Developpement Et L'Investissement, a for-profit organization based in Paris, France. The grant, awarded on Aug 20, 2024, focuses on providing technical assistance and feasibility studies to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and agricultural entities in Africa, with a performance period from...
This $247,035 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop creative accessibility design tools (CADTs) to assist under-resourced mobile app creators in incorporating accessibility into the early design stages of their mobile apps. The research project, led by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), will use qualitative and user-centered methods to identify critical features...
The USAID awarded a $3,985,326 project grant to Innovations For Poverty Action A Nonprofit Corp to scale a technology-based early childhood care intervention in Peru. The award was made under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to support long-term and equitable economic growth through global health and humanitaria assistance initiatives. Innovations For Poverty Action will leverage its experience delivering early childhood development programs to expand...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101), supports the structuring and launch of three country-level catalytic investment vehicles to expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The award, made on July 8, 2024, with a completion date of September 26, 2025, will be implemented by the Global Steering Group for Impact...
This $243,419 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports a collaborative research project to analyze small business lending dynamics and dismantle systemic obstacles to equitable entrepreneurial opportunities. The project establishes two key research infrastructures: (1) the Small Business Lender Preference and Perception (SBLPP) database, which consolidates survey data from nearly 9,300 U.S....
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $810,000 Project Grant under its CFDA 87.101 Project Development program to Balloon Ventures LTD, a for-profit organization based in the UK. The grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, with a final completion date of Sep 16, 2026, will provide technical assistance to a MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise) lender to: 1) scale up its data and credit scoring capabilities, 2) enhance the technical services it provides to its...
This $749,685 National Science Foundation project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of an Automated, Integrated, Multimodal Software (AIMS) system to improve inclusive access to information for persons with disabilities. Saint Louis University leads a consortium that includes software companies Vital, Unar Labs, and Viewplus Technologies to build a unified framework for authoring, converting, and delivering accessible content...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to SFC Finance LIMITED, a for-profit organization based in Mauritius. The grant will support the provision of environmental, social, governance (ESG), energy, governance, and operational advisory services to 43 portfolio companies in the Africa regional market over a period of 5 years, from July 2024 to May 2029. The...