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 institutions in a manner determined by the changing political and social environment in Palestine during that time period in order to provide flexibility and responsiveness to conditions on the ground, with the place of performance being Palestine. The grant was awarded to Creative Associates International Inc. to carry out work strengthening Palestinian institutions and civil society in Palestine according to the changing needs there over the four year period of the grant agreement.