Cooperative Agreement 72065622CA00003

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,610,705 cooperative agreement to Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. to support the economic empowerment of Afghan women through scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate education. The award is being administered under the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.801), which promotes the empowerment of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy through...

This $1,999,999 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to improve access to quality early childhood development (ECD) and education services in Kyrgyzstan while creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs to run ECD centers. The primary awardee, Aga Khan Foundation USA, will implement activities to build the capacity of women entrepreneurs in areas such as financial...

This USAID Cooperative Agreement award, titled "USAID EDUCATION: EQUITY AND INCLUSION" and funded under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to improve equitable education outcomes for marginalized youth in grades 6-10 in two provinces in Nepal (Karnali and Madhesh). The $8,263,619 award, granted on September 22, 2023, will support local governments to bring out-of-school children into school, increase retention of learners through grade 10,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will provide a liberal arts and sciences university education and human rights leadership training to ten Pakistani women from unserved and marginalized communities at AuW. The training will be delivered from...

The American Institute For Resource And Human Development, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, received a $141,130 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program (CFDA 84.021). The grant funds the development and delivery of a short-term curriculum development seminar for American educators focused on "Understanding the Interplay of Environment and Culture Through Everyday...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Ascend International Studios Services LIMITED to facilitate a 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Ascend will conduct a five-month AWE Academy for 250 women currently operating small and medium enterprises across southern Nigeria. The goal is to support the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040)...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs has awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement to Universidad Rafael Landivar, a private non-profit educational institution in Guatemala, to support the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program. The program aims to improve management skills, increase sales and hiring, and facilitate women's participation in the Guatemalan economy across 7 departments. The grant will fund activities such as specialized entrepreneurship...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $116,937.72, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will fund a 5-month long Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The program will equip 100 women entrepreneurs with business skills and mentorship to scale their enterprises. The awardee, the Africa Women...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,500,000.00 was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027, is intended to support quality, inclusive secondary education for millions of students in Uganda. The awardee, Promoting Equality In African Schools (PEAS), is a non-profit organization based in the UK that will...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $5,407,425 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) to implement the Accelerated Education Activity (AEA) in Somalia. Through this 5-year program starting June 2024, CARE will deliver education services to vulnerable populations in Somalia. The award includes sub-grants to Windle International and Gargaar...