Cooperative Agreement 90RC0050

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...

The Aga Khan University-Kenya (AKU) was awarded a $449,791 Cooperative Agreement under the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop and evaluate an integrated toolkit for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Validating the integrated ADRD detection toolkit against gold-standard measures (CSF and FDG-PET)...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to develop and implement activities promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in Armenia utilizing the expertise of U.S. government alumni. The goal of the project is to support civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through public diplomacy...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $388,500 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the non-profit organization Anseye Pou Ayiti (APA) to address educational challenges in Haiti. APA is creating a network of parents, teachers, and school leaders in the Central Plateau and Artibonite regions to develop a vision for Haitian education focused on local history, culture, language, and identity. By investing in local leadership, APA aims to empower...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $358,000 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Ayiti Community Trust, Inc. (ACT) on September 18, 2024. The grant supports ACT's efforts to mobilize the Haitian diaspora and other donors to invest in Haitian-led agricultural development solutions. Through small grants, capacity building, and convening, ACT is working to improve agricultural practices, strengthen market linkages, promote the inclusion of women...

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...

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 Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation will implement the second year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan under a $160,610 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The grant was awarded on March 8, 2022 to support entrepreneurship training through January 31, 2023. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the foundation will recruit a new cohort of early-stage women entrepreneurs to provide online...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $183,889 cooperative agreement to Network 20/20, Inc. to implement an entrepreneurship and leadership training program in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Europe and Eurasia Support for Transition Programs) CFDA number 19.900. The two-year program, beginning October 1, 2021 through September 29, 2023, will provide in-depth entrepreneurship and practical...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), aims to train over 60 individuals in Bahrain with a digital entrepreneurial mindset to contribute to the country's self-sustained economic growth through technology, media, and business. The $205,602 award, which has been terminated in alignment with an executive order or ALDAC, was originally scheduled to run from November 1,...