The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to increase access to legal identification (the Ghana Card) among marginalized groups, such as the Fulbe in northern border communities of Ghana. The project aims to expand access to this national ID system, which is critical for accessing public services and participating in the...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Givedirectly Inc., a non-profit organization, to test phone-based targeting for urban social protection initiatives in Malawi. The 3-year project, which commenced on September 25, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by September 24, 2027, will focus on leveraging digital platforms and data collection methods to provide direct...
This $3,850,000 Project Grant awarded on September 18, 2023 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will support Maisha Healthcare, Inc., a for-profit, woman-owned small business, in scaling a digital approach to targeted malaria treatment in Uganda over a 3-year period. The funded activities are intended to promote long-term and equitable economic growth and advance U.S. foreign policy objectives globally,...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), supports a longitudinal cohort study to examine the impact of early childhood malaria prevention interventions on malaria risk in school-age children in Ghana. The study, titled "IMPACT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MALARIA PREVENTION ON MALARIA RISK AT SCHOOL ENTRY (ERASE)", will evaluate the epidemiological and...
This Project Grant award, valued at $650,000.00 and issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, is funding the testing of a digital tool for healthcare workers in India to help reduce child mortality. The project, implemented by the international non-profit organization Terre des Hommes - Aide à l'Enfance dans le Monde - Fondation, will run from October 1, 2024 to February 26, 2025. This effort supports...
This $15,000,000 Project Grant, awarded on May 16, 2024 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, supports a program to boost local production of cereals and oil grains in Ghana. The goal is to build the resilience of Africa's food systems and mitigate risks to supply in the short to medium term. The grant recipient is the African Development Bank Group, a multilateral development bank focused on...
This $250,000 project grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), will support research into the challenges and enablers of reactive vaccination campaigns in humanitarian settings. The award, made to The Johns Hopkins University, will investigate approaches to improving the effectiveness of responding to outbreaks with vaccines in crisis and conflict environments. The research aims to provide insights...
This $5,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will provide funding for economic recovery and market systems, as well as multipurpose cash assistance, in Mozambique. The award recipient, the non-profit organization Givedirectly Inc., specializes in delivering innovative cash transfer solutions to vulnerable populations globally. This 3-year grant, with a period of...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $390,000 Project Grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Research ICT Africa NPC, a non-profit organization based in South Africa. The grant is titled "ADVANCING GLOBAL RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEASUREMENT" and has an award period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to support capacity building, policy reform, and technical assistance...
This $900,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program is designed to provide the humanitarian community with updated, actionable, granular and disaggregated data on the humanitarian situation and needs in the three-border region of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The prime grantee, Impact Initiatives, will be responsible for conducting multi-sector needs assessments, market...