This $21,892,952 federal Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The objective of this award is to support the recipient in addressing multiple gaps within USAID and the broader evidence ecosystem. Key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year agreement include: Providing input on protocols, communications, and decision-making processes to support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.431) provides $299,670 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to enhance equitable access and use of climate services among vulnerable farming populations in Guatemala and Mexico. The project will take a mixed methods case study approach to examine participation in local technical agroclimatic committees...
This $17,057,799 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to support the Feed the Future Local Food Systems initiative in Kenya. The primary awardee, Technoserve, Inc., will provide technical assistance, capacity building, and implementation support to improve agricultural productivity, expand trade of agricultural products, and foster sustainable economic development....
This $5,602,478 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will fund a 5-year project to expand inclusive access to quality basic education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The prime awardee, Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), will leverage its expertise in international development and education programming to deliver technical assistance, research, and...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $599,997.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to understand how organizations that support vulnerable populations, such as migrants and veterans, use technology to build resilience and adapt to changing needs and conditions. The research team at the University of Colorado, Boulder will conduct interviews and focus groups with organizations serving refugee...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to establish a network of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the U.S. and India to enhance the systemic resilience of infrastructure against disaster and climate risks. The cooperative agreement aims to address gaps in infrastructure resilience education, training, and knowledge management by strengthening stakeholder...
This $1,166,902 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will fund research in four countries on how communities perceive that humanitarian organizations are fulfilling core humanitarian standards. The goal is to foster a more accountable and localized approach to humanitarian action that better meets the expectations of crisis-affected populations. The project will be...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development program (CFDA 10.164) will provide $304,129 to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation to conduct applied research and program evaluation focused on local food value chains in Kentucky. The key products and services to be delivered include: Value chain coordination network mapping and benchmarking to identify...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $151,698 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) on October 1, 2024. The grant will support CRS-USCCB's work to establish a "Global Markets in Crisis Communities of Practice" over a 2-year period ending September 30, 2026. As part of this project, CRS-USCCB has sub-awarded $51,675 to Mercy...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $25,000,644 Cooperative Agreement to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The 5-year award, titled "Strengthening Primary Education Resilience (SPER) Post Award", will support primary education activities in Ethiopia to address the educational crisis in the region. RTI International, a prominent non-profit research...