Project Grant 5931487003

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $3,250,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to the Institute for Security Studies, a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of civil society engaged in South Africa's security sector. The goal is to achieve better outcomes for security providers and the citizens they serve. The project will run from September 28, 2023 to March 31, 2025. The Institute for Security Studies...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $116,937.72, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will fund a 5-month long Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The program will equip 100 women entrepreneurs with business skills and mentorship to scale their enterprises. The awardee, the Africa Women...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), grants $100,000.00 to the International Republican Institute (IRI) to build the capacity of civil society organizations in Gabon. The funding aims to improve the effectiveness and reach of citizen outreach and government advocacy campaigns, and promote reforms responsive to citizen priorities. IRI, a non-profit organization that provides...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Ascend International Studios Services LIMITED to facilitate a 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Nigeria. Under the agreement, Ascend will conduct a five-month AWE Academy for 250 women currently operating small and medium enterprises across southern Nigeria. The goal is to support the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040)...

The Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Administration under the Overseas Schools Program (CFDA 19.023) to provide education assistance from August 8, 2022 through July 31, 2023. As described in Attachment 2 to the award, AISA will deliver K-12 educational services and programming to dependents of American citizens located abroad, in alignment with the Overseas Schools Program's goal of promoting...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $300,000 project grant to Humana People To People Botswana under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support efforts from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 to raise awareness of child labor and empower civil society and local leaders in Botswana to ensure government enforces laws protecting children. The Africa Regional Democracy Fund program aims to promote democratic processes, civil and political...

This $180,126 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering will support collaborative research between Purdue University and institutions in Kenya to foster underrepresented students' capacity in community-based engineering education research. The award will enable U.S. underrepresented students to conduct research in Kenya on community-engaged engineering and localized engineering education design. Students will work with...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,025,409.00 to the East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) to implement the "Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity" in Cambodia. The project aims to: Undertake analyses of the legal and enabling environment and support capacity development activities to benefit civil society organizations (CSOs)...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $443,375 Cooperative Agreement to Partnersglobal, a non-profit organization, to implement online and in-person training programs in Ghana. The goal was to increase the capacity of youth, community leaders, and young professionals to resolve and de-escalate community conflicts, thereby reducing the risk of extremist violence. This award was made under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), which supports...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees doing business as Federal Egov IAE Initiative - Generic Entity Identifier to strengthen and equip CIPLEV with capacity building tools to prevent and fight violent extremism in Togo from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) which supports U.S. foreign policy goals in sub-Saharan Africa through...