Project Grant 720BFS20IO00003

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.108) to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to economically empower young women through resilient, inclusive, and sustainable enterprises in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India. This grant, titled "The Green Alliance for Women's Economic Security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya," will support ICIMOD's efforts to create economic opportunities for young...

The International Development Finance Corporation awarded a $6,119,870 project grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for project development work supporting the 300MW Upper Mugu Karnali Hydropower Project in Nepal. The grant is being administered under the agency's Foreign Investment Financing program (CFDA 70.002), which provides financing for privately sponsored international development projects to promote economic growth, increase U.S. exports, and create American jobs. Funding will...

This $2,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the SAMRIDH 2.0 project, which aims to build a resilient health system in India that can respond to current and emerging needs by ensuring quality, affordable, and continuous care delivery. The project, implemented by IPE Global LIMITED, an international for-profit organization based in New Delhi, India, will address significant investment gaps in the healthcare...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to establish a network of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the U.S. and India to enhance the systemic resilience of infrastructure against disaster and climate risks. The cooperative agreement aims to address gaps in infrastructure resilience education, training, and knowledge management by strengthening stakeholder...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $998,444 from the U.S. Agency for International Development will fund efforts to reduce post-harvest loss and raise income for farmers in Nepal through May 2024. The award is part of USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), which supports global development objectives. The recipient, International Development Enterprises, will work with sub-awardees Social Development Forum and Rural Women's Development Centre to implement a...

The International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) awarded a $2 million Project Grant to Responsability Climate Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Fund, Sicav-Raif on September 29, 2022 through the Foreign Investment Financing program (CFDA 70.002). The grant will support a technical assistance facility that will provide portfolio companies and fund manager operations with advisory services through September 2030. The Foreign Investment Financing program aims to finance projects...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) awarded a $1,307,199.20 Project Grant under its Project Development program (CFDA 87.101) to Lightsmith Group, LLC, a New York-based limited liability company. The grant, awarded on November 14, 2024, is intended to support the creation of a new scalable platform that will provide the full range of equity, credit, and technical assistance to growth-stage climate adaptation companies. The project has a performance period ending on...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $106,810 Cooperative Agreement under its International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), an international non-profit organization, for the "Mangrove Monitoring for Climate Change Mitigation in India" project. The project, with a period of performance from June 27, 2023, to June 1, 2025, supports CIFOR's research and policy engagement activities related to monitoring...

The International Development Finance Corporation awarded a $3.878 million Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for project development work on the 135 megawatt Namlan Khola Hydropower Project in Nepal. The grant is being provided under the Foreign Investment Financing federal grant program (CFDA 70.002) to provide financing for projects sponsored by private U.S. businesses in developing countries and emerging economies, with the goals of supporting development and improving U.S....

This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports sustainable disaster management and humanitarian action to build resilience in Nepal. The grant recipient, Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), will implement a two-year program called "SUDHAR" to deliver a range of services including emergency response, food security, health,...