Cooperative Agreement SML20021CA3029

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $249,999.92 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Education For Employment (EFE) to implement the STARTECH Climate Action Lab (ST-CAL) project in Tunisia. The project aims to provide Tunisian youth interested in starting climate action businesses with entrepreneurship and soft skills training. EFE-Tunisie, a regional affiliate of EFE, will conduct market analysis, train local trainers,...

This $27,978,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the implementation of the "Shifin Ni Tagne - Cross-Sectoral Youth Activity" in Mali. The purpose is to enable vulnerable and marginalized 15-29-year-old Malian youth to become educated, healthy, and productive citizens while building their resilience to recurrent crises. Key objectives include providing...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $300,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The purpose of this award is to support the USAID/Mali Water Innovation Accelerator Activity, which aims to deliver innovative training programs focused on entrepreneurship and technology in the international development sector, specifically targeting water innovation initiatives in Mali. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $514,005 to Purdue University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will enable the development of a graduate program to integrate environmental sustainability into business practices. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Establishing an outcomes-based curriculum, doctoral dissertation research, at least one non-academic research...

The Green Habitat Sustainable Development Initiative will provide water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria under a $2 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Agency for International Development on February 16, 2021. The project aims to improve the sustainability of integrated WASH services through May 31, 2023. Funding is provided through USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA #98.001), which supports long-term economic growth and...

This $626,560 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815), will fund Honeybee Strategies, Inc., a non-profit organization, to conduct eligible technical assistance activities related to environmental remediation and workforce development in southern Louisiana. The key products and services under this award include: Recruiting, training, and placing 150 unemployed and underemployed residents of...

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...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.500 - Middle East Partnership Initiative) to the non-profit organization EFE Maroc. This grant funding is being used to promote inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient economic growth in the Moroccan cities of Marrakech, Agadir, and Essaouira. EFE Maroc is implementing this initiative by providing entrepreneurship training and technical support to local enterprises, as well as...

This cooperative agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815), funds OAI, Inc., a non-profit workforce training organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Chicago's South and West Sides in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites. The $342,400 award supports delivering 40-hour Hazardous...

The Hope Program, Inc. received a $199,933 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund the Hope Program to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers with skills needed for remediation work at solid and hazardous waste sites. Training includes 107 instructional hours in 40-hour...