The $6,500,000 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 develop viable local systems that can provide consistent and affordable agricultural inputs, as well as create inclusive market channels in the agriculture sector in Lebanon. The primary goals are to improve agricultural productivity, expand trade, and enhance economic opportunities in the target region. The...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2.14 million cooperative agreement to Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) to support vulnerable individuals, households, and communities in Lebanon through the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East (CFDA 19.519) from September 29, 2022 through September 28, 2023. The cooperative agreement will fund PUI programs to mitigate protection risks and improve access to rights for at-risk populations in...
This $2,200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) under the Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to provide continuing technical assistance and financial support to women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The grant, which has an award date of September 20, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2028, will be executed by the Middle East Investment Initiative, a...
This $2,470,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.519 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa) aims to improve access to rights, decent living conditions, and sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable and/or at-risk Syrian refugees and Lebanese communities in Akkar, Nabatieh, North, South, and Mount Lebanon, Lebanon. The prime awardee, Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI), a...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, SPRMCO24CA0289, was granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519). The $2,999,975 award supports the "EMPOWERING REFUGEES AND LEBANESE THROUGH INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ERLISS)" project, which is being implemented by the non-profit organization Near East Foundation (NEF) in Lebanon. The project aims to provide...
This $3,250,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) under the Technical Assistance and Feasibility Studies program (CFDA 87.101) to provide pre- and post-investment technical assistance to first-time fund manager Sharaka Capital Management. The funding supports the structuring of their investment fund and training for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The award has a performance period from...
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), also known as the World Bank Group, to assess opportunities to promote private participation and investment using asset recycling. This award is funded through the MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.002), which provides U.S. government assistance for global development initiatives aimed at reducing poverty through economic...
This $2,057,746.00 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519), supports Intersos Organizzazione Umanitaria Onlus in delivering integrated protection and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services for vulnerable individuals in the Bekaa and Nabatieh governorates of Lebanon. The performance period for this award is from September...
This $2,850,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for the Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519) is intended to assist deprived Syrian refugee and Lebanese children build resilience by improving their education competencies, psychosocial wellbeing, and interpersonal skills. The primary awardee, Relief International, will implement this 12-month program in Lebanon,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.519 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa) provides $2,448,492.00 to Terre DES Hommes - Aide À L'Enfance Dans LE Monde - Fondation, a Switzerland-based international non-profit organization. The award aims to better protect adolescent girls and young women in Lebanon who are at risk of or affected by child/early marriage and gender-based...