The Economic Development Fund Inc. will support five small and growing businesses in Guyana's agricultural manufacturing sector through $990,000 in USAID funding under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. Through the "Economic Development Accelerator," EDF will prepare select small businesses for expansion in finished goods manufacturing between May 2021 and September 2026. The USAID Barbados funding will help EDF deliver technical...
The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Mentorworks Education Capital, Inc. (Mentorworks) $500,000 under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP, CFDA 21.033) to provide additional lending, investments, and financial services to disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a designated Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI),...
The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Main Street Launch $2,602,780 under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP, CFDA #21.033) on April 10, 2023. The award is intended to support Main Street Launch's lending, grant making, and investment activities in low- and moderate-income communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through June 30, 2028. As a community...
The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601) to support the development and expansion of international commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The award, effective May 22, 2024, will fund marketing and promotional activities aimed at increasing global market opportunities for American agricultural goods, with the exception of tobacco. Eligible participants...
This $118,493 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), will fund a five-week entrepreneurship, youth employment, and economic development program for at least 6 undergraduate students aged 18-25 from diverse communities in North Macedonia. The program, to be implemented by the non-profit Entrepreneurs For Global Change Inc., will involve academic residency and experiential...
The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $260,108.09 Cooperative Agreement under the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601) with a performance period from May 24, 2024 to May 24, 2024. The award supports the development and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. Eligible activities under this program include generic and brand-specific promotional efforts, trade development initiatives, and overseas marketing activities to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601) to support the development and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The $1,157,341.30 award, granted on May 22, 2024, will fund marketing and promotional activities aimed at increasing international market opportunities for American agricultural goods, excluding tobacco. Eligible activities may include...
The Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Redf Impact Investing Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP, CFDA #21.033). The CDFI ERP aims to provide grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to expand lending, grant making, and investment activity in low-to-moderate income communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service awarded a $347,231.16 Cooperative Agreement on June 3, 2024 under the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601) to support the development and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The Market Access Program provides cost-share assistance to eligible organizations, such as nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade groups and state agencies, for marketing and promotional activities aimed at...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) for the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601) provides $201,288.76 in funding to support the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The award, granted on May 22, 2024, will fund marketing and promotional activities aimed at increasing international market opportunities for American agricultural...