This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,276,136.00 and granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.108), aims to launch the "Quad Ports of the Future Partnership" to support investment in port infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region and advance maritime trade to further strengthen U.S. trade and prosperity. The award, which runs from July 3, 2025, to March 31, 2027, is being provided to IOS Partners, Inc., a...
The Department of State awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Economic Statecraft program (CFDA 19.322) to the Organis Cooperation Developp Economique (Ocde) organization. The grant funds a review of the semiconductor industry ecosystems in seven target countries. Ocde, an international public organization focused on economic cooperation and development, will conduct this analysis to support U.S. foreign policy objectives of placing economics and market forces at the center of American...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $788,936.00 and issued on September 30, 2024, supports the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (ISN/ECC) and its Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. The funding will be used to help partner countries adopt national security-focused foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanisms that align with OECD best practices. This is intended to mitigate...
This $179,969 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs supports the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) initiative. The award aims to foster cooperation among Atlantic coastal countries to conserve marine resources and promote sustainable development, as well as enhance cross-Atlantic collaboration on science, climate change, and blue economy challenges through...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $9,999,715.00, is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665). The program is designed to provide targeted regional and national-level technical advisory support surrounding the security risks when using untrusted vendors to build and maintain undersea cables globally. The award, which runs from October 1, 2024, to October 1, 2026, is being provided to Aptelecom LLC, a for-profit organization located...
The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Motive International, LLC $487,933 under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901) cooperative agreement to undertake initiatives to prevent proliferation risks associated with advanced, sensitive, and emerging technologies and intangible technology transfers from September 6, 2021 through September 29, 2023. The Export Control and Related Border Security Program aims to enhance...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Export Control Cooperation (CFDA 19.901 - Export Control and Related Border Security Program), provides $789,164.00 to strengthen strategic trade control systems, legal/regulatory frameworks, and border security capabilities to prevent the proliferation of sensitive technologies and goods. The award will support capacity building, technical assistance, and...
The U.S. Department of State, through its Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665), has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to ORPC, LLC to provide technical assistance and develop policy roadmaps to help drive countries up the Open RAN adoption curve. The award will create an educational portal and global tracker to serve as a resource for beneficiary countries. This aligns with the program's focus on promoting secure, diverse, and resilient information and communications...
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...
The federal Project Grant award of $764,724 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) to Ports America Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit maritime logistics company. The grant funding, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, is intended to strengthen security systems and emergency preparedness at ports where Ports America operates. Specifically, the grant will support the procurement of security equipment,...