The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $205,602 Cooperative Agreement under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) to provide training and support for over 60 individuals in Bahrain with a digital entrepreneurial mindset. The goal is to contribute to Bahrain's self-sustained economic growth through technology, media, and business. However, this award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. The awardee is Done Firm...
The Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. (CIPE) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to promote increased employment, economic growth, and commercial engagement in Bahrain. The grant funding supports CIPE's efforts under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA #19.500) from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will allow CIPE to strengthen Bahrain's private...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS) awarded a cooperative agreement through the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program to Creative Associates International Inc. totaling $6,429,406 to strengthen Palestinian institutions in a rapid, responsive, and flexible manner as determined by changing conditions in Palestine from April 16, 2007 to February 28, 2011. The intended outcome of this project funded under the grant was to strengthen Palestinian...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $138,830 Project Grant to Tishreen Association through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support efforts to encourage citizen engagement in participatory governance and increase civil society's representation in municipal discussions and decision making processes in Israel from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. MEPI supports organizations and individuals in their...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS), through its Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program, awarded Creative Associates International Inc. $4,000,000 to implement the "Community Driven Grants Program" in Libya. The cooperative agreement had a performance period starting on September 20, 2011 and ending on January 31, 2013. The place of performance for this grant was Libya. The grant description indicated the funds were to support...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Sidreh under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support Sidreh's efforts from October 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022 to create practical strategic plans to facilitate Bedouin women's access to rights in the areas of economic participation, basic needs, and freedom from gender-based violence in Israel. MEPI supports organizations and individuals...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $250,005.20 Project Grant to the Kemach Foundation under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will fund the provision of job training, guidance, and placement center services tailored to the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The MEPI program supports efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $196,926 under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 19.500) to Association Al Jisr Partenaria T Ecole Entreprise (Association Al Jisr) to improve the skills and employability of 120 women and youth aged 18 to 35 in rural and peri-urban areas of Casablanca and Eljadida Province in Morocco. The goal of this Project Grant award is to deliver services that enhance beneficiaries' skills and employment...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $176,268.00 in funding to support the implementation of the Embassy GIVE IT BACK Alumni Projects. These projects involve innovative, community-focused activities. The award was made on September 15, 2024 and is set to be completed by February 27, 2025. The funding recipient is the non-profit organization America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (Amideast), which specializes...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement grant to Creative Associates International Inc. to develop the capacity of non-governmental organizations to deliver timely and salient civic and voter education programs in Libya. This grant was funded under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program and was intended to take place in Libya from June 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. The scope of this grant was to strengthen...