Cooperative Agreement SNEAPI08CA281

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) provides $195,763 to Tahaluf Consulting And Capacity Development to deliver advanced training and mentorship in ICT, digital marketing, and graphic design, as well as management and leadership skills, to 50 young women who are last year university students or recent graduates in the West Bank. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to March...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $277,155 Project Grant to Wepower under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support Wepower's "SPEAK OUT - PROMOTING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY DECISIONS IN ISSUES OF PEACE AND SECURITY" project from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The project will promote political, economic, and social engagement in the...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. on June 26, 2023 to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500). This program aims to foster a new generation of civically engaged leaders and social entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region. Through this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning will administer the Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program, which provides academic...

This Project Grant award of $199,999 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) aims to improve the economic participation of 350 vulnerable female youth in three underserved governorates in Jordan. The funding will support activities to facilitate stable employment in the private sector or self-employment for this target population. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Questscope for Social...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $200,000 to Wedu (Thailand) Foundation under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to implement the 2022 USASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs, which supports U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and strengthening relationships with foreign publics, the funding will support delivering a women's...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce will manage the 2022 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs through a $109,300 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. Specifically, the Malta Chamber of Commerce will deliver an academy...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, operating under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program, awarded $400,849 to Creative Associates International Inc. to support women and youth participation in the constitutional drafting process in Libya. The grant aimed to promote inclusive governance and civic participation by supporting Libyan civil society organizations working to engage women and young people in the...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program (CFDA 19.500), awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to equip 100 Jordanian youth with the digital skills necessary to build sustainable livelihoods in the economy. The award began on October 1, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2024. The grant was awarded to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered to work with the U.S....

This $4,935,797.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program is designed to assist approximately 650 young Afghan women to successfully complete short, post-secondary education programs in female-specific employment fields. The award will support the "Young Women Lead (YWL) Program" over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. Texas A&M AgriLife...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $123,382 to conduct ten workshops on the topic of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) for 500 university-aged youth in Lebanon. The award also includes 50 interviews with young women and the production of a documentary embedding the workshop and interview outcomes. The project aims to inform and influence foreign publics, expand bilateral...