Project Grant 72060821FA00003

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to address the socio-economic challenges driving rural youth migration in the Oriental region of Morocco to urban areas. The $1,124,257 award to the Afcd Foundation, a non-profit organization in Morocco, will implement a bottom-up development approach to build the capacity of local, provincial, and regional actors. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $493,827 project grant to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to address barriers to women's participation in politics in Algeria. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345) and runs through March 31, 2024. The National Democratic Institute will use the funding to deliver programs and services...

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...

This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will support the "Jovenes Impulsando una Legislacion Eficaz, Transparente e Inclusiva en Honduras" activity. The goal of this initiative is to reduce the historical exclusion of Honduran youth from political debate and decision-making on issues that affect their rights. The activity will focus on accompanying...

The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, awarded a $141,190 Cooperative Agreement to the Afcd Foundation, a Moroccan non-profit organization, to organize the second edition of a leadership program for 60 young Moroccan leaders aged 18-30. The award supports in-person and online trainings to promote media and information literacy, counter disinformation, and foster cultural exchanges between Moroccan and American youth. This federal grant award, funded under the...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Democracy Works Foundation to build the capacity of Angolan civil society to champion democratic governance and contribute to credible local government elections from September 2022 through September 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), the Foundation will provide training and technical...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $114,764.10 to Lead Morocco under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to organize "She Plays Football," a capacity building program for female coaches and young female athletes. The program will provide soccer techniques, health and body awareness training, and soft skills development in Morocco from June 2022 through December 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $3,000,000 project grant to Democracy International, Inc. to support local engagement in Tunisia's political process and voter participation as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program. The grant will fund a project in Tunisia from October 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019 to promote civic participation and voter engagement through activities such as voter education, civic participation training, and...

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 National Science Foundation SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded a $143,000 project grant to support research titled "Women’s Political Participation in a Transitioning Democracy" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to promote basic research and education in the social sciences through funding research that contributes to scientific understanding and...