Cooperative Agreement AID623A1500002

The International Development Finance Corporation awarded a $1,950,000 project grant to Chancen International Rwanda under the Foreign Investment Financing federal grant program (CFDA 70.002). The grant will fund technical assistance services from September 2022 through September 2025 to improve Rwanda's portfolio management systems architecture and increase automation. The Foreign Investment Financing program aims to support private sector development projects in developing countries that...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Pangea Ventures Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, on February 9, 2024. The grant funds the Catalyzing Investment for Small Businesses (CISB) activity in Sierra Leone, which aims to provide affordable access to finance and business advisory services to qualified small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in order to...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.17 million Project Grant to Vilcap, Inc. to develop lasting investment infrastructure for technology startups led by founders of color in the Southeast region of the United States. Under the Resource Invests initiative funded through the agency's BUILD TO SCALE program (CFDA #11.024), Vilcap will work with the Black Innovation Alliance from November 2022 to April 2024 to launch infrastructure and a replicable model to improve...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $29.4 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Port of Portland to modernize and boost Oregon's forest products industry. The Port will lead the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition in developing and strengthening regional industry clusters focused on accelerating affordable housing production and providing workforce training. Key projects funded include working with rural,...

African Economic Development Solutions received a $540,450 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program. The grant period runs from June 15, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The funding will support African Economic Development Solutions' ability to provide financial and technical assistance to communities and businesses impacted by the economic effects of...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the planning phase of a U.S.-Africa Research Center for Clean Energy (UARCCE). The grant will enable coordination efforts to (1) establish an energy solutions network to co-develop interdisciplinary, convergent research approaches and (2) leverage the network to identify use-inspired energy knowledge gaps. Specific clean energy research hypotheses will...

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...

The Bringing Unity, Integrity, Legitimacy, and Democracy (BUILD) cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development East Africa Regional Program (USAID - OM) aims to support peaceful political processes in Somalia through a variety of subgrants. Subgrantees such as Consilient LIMITED Company, HLDI, Rift Valley Research LIMITED, International Republican Institute, M2A, BBC Media Action, and the Electoral Institute For Sustainable Democracy In Africa (EISA) work on...

The International Development Finance Corporation awarded a $10 million Project Grant to One Acre Fund through September 2022 to September 2030. The grant supports technical services to beneficiaries including gender, climate advisory, and insurance in Great Britain under the Foreign Investment Financing federal grant program (CFDA 70.002). The Foreign Investment Financing program aims to provide financing for private sector development projects in developing countries and emerging markets,...