Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1200085

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development and testing of a practice-oriented learning experience to infuse undergraduate biomedical engineering education with global competencies. Over a two-year period starting September 2024, the $200,000 award will enable researchers at Clemson University to create a new global short course that integrates problem-based service-learning. Teams of American and Tanzanian...

The Uhuru Foundation was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to provide mentoring services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County, Virginia. The expected outcome is reduced future involvement in the juvenile justice system. Uhuru plans to serve 100 youth over the 3-year project period. They will recruit...

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...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation provides $236,850 to Instituto Fazer Acontecer for their work reaching young leaders in low-income communities of Bahia State, Brazil through May 2024. The funding supports IFA's curriculum that engages youth in problem-solving and critical thinking to address local challenges, and involves young people in community development activities and youth-led microenterprises. The award is part of the IAF's COVID-19 response strategy under...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to provide community college engineering students with experiential learning opportunities to enhance their awareness and preparation for engineering careers. The $185,752 award to the Cal Poly Corporation will fund an Engineering Student Ambassador Program with three primary goals: (1) create an engaging and supportive community for engineering students, (2) increase...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Charlotte Community Capital Access Investment Initiative. Over three years, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will engage multiple university and community resources to identify new local capital sources, educate underrepresented potential angel investors, and ensure 120 emerging entrepreneurs are fully prepared for investment. Specifically, the...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $400,000 to Benedict College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Columbia, South Carolina, to develop an "ECO Engine Jumpstart Kit" in collaboration with Rose State College (Oklahoma) and Somerset Community College (Kentucky). The goal is to address common infrastructure challenges faced by small colleges, particularly HBCUs and...

Federal Grant Award Summary: ASCEND Fellowship Program North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $252,160 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) beginning October 1, 2025 and concluding September 30, 2026. The ASCEND (Advancing School Counselors Expertise in Navigating Disabilities)...