Cooperative Agreement ED20HDQ3030068

This $316,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs will support a three-day TechCamp on combating climate change and developing climate resilience to natural disasters. The TechCamp will bring together 40 emerging science leaders and science communicators from the Pacific region. Cultural Vistas, Inc., doing business as Cultural Vistas, will deliver the TechCamp as a sub-awardee under the agreement. This award is being made through the...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides $210,000 to the CNMI Office of Planning and Development to support efforts under the Cooperating Technical Partners Program from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Cooperating Technical Partners Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA 97.045, exists to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of the National Flood Insurance Program. Funding will support the CNMI...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $443,924.99, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CFDA 19.121 - Conflict and Stabilization Operations) to the Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. (CIPE). The award aims to build economic resilience among Pacific partners by utilizing tabletop exercises (TTXs) to identify gaps and create action plans to address them. This amendment is for an administrative correction of the award's...

This $293,957 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a framework for evaluating community needs and readiness for sustainable economic and social development. The project will integrate social, psychological, and economic considerations into a Lab-to-Market (L2M) framework to guide the creation of innovation-based economic growth and equitable workforce development in...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 from the Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will fund a project through September 2024 to assess and mitigate risks associated with virtual assets in Fiji, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Tonga. The award was issued on September 30, 2022 under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The Financial Services Volunteer Corps will provide services as the awardee to focus on...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124), aims to support ASEAN SMEs in developing products and services that contribute to achieving climate change goals in urban settings. The $3,500,000 award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC, and was intended to focus on three outcome areas: knowledge, capacity building, and policy...

This $1,745,802 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (CFDA 19.017 Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs) to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to develop the capacity of least developed and developing country governments to accelerate implementation of their National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), with particular emphasis on Small Island Developing...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124), is intended to support climate preparedness and resilience initiatives in the Pacific Island region. The $4,250,000 award, dated October 1, 2024, will fund activities to develop the capacity of government and private sector entities to secure infrastructure investments, as well as enhance donor coordination through the...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $999,755 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Cnmi Office of Planning and Development. The grant will support three planning components to help the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands build resiliency and advance sustainable development goals from January 2022 to June 2024. Specifically, the grant will fund an economic recovery and carrying capacity study, an assessment of and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) provides $1,500,000.00 to the National University of Singapore (NUS) for capacity building and training related to disaster risk reduction and technology preparedness in the Southeast Asia region. The award will support NUS in delivering services to enhance the region's resilience to disasters through technology-based...