The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs awarded a $789,200 Cooperative Agreement to IOS Partners, Inc. under the Economic Statecraft Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.322). The purpose of this award is to strengthen the capacity of foreign port stakeholders and government officials to safeguard seaports from malign economic activity. The Cooperative Agreement, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund IOS Partners' efforts to provide...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $149,903.45 to Pacific Forum International to organize a 3-day Indo-Pacific think tank conference in India. The award supports the participation of 15 experts from the Quad, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, along with 15 counterparts from India, and the publication of at least 15 joint research papers/articles on regional...
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 federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $1,965,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award is intended to support long-term and equitable economic growth, advance U.S. foreign policy objectives, and address complex development challenges in regions such as Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. The awardee, Miscellaneous Foreign...
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 Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,600,817.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901). The award aims to build capacity in technology protection mechanisms in the Philippines and Vietnam to protect sensitive semiconductor-related technology and intellectual property from diversion and misuse. The recipient, Pacific Forum International, is a...
This $5,377,405 federal Project Grant award, issued 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), will fund upgrades to critical maritime infrastructure in the Republic of Kiribati. The award provides support to deliver improvements to the Charlie Wharf in Betio Port and the Kanton Wharf on Kanton Island, or other agreed upon critical maritime infrastructure, in order to enhance economic development and...
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...
This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2023, supports Gravitas Pasifika, LLC in running a Young Pacific Leaders Conference to coincide with the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii. The award also funds virtual activities and follow-on initiatives. This project aligns with the Department of State's CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs," which seeks to advance U.S. foreign policy goals,...
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...