Project Grant AID165F1300001

Summary The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded AARP Foundation a Cooperative Agreement totaling $11.17 million under the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program (CFDA 21.006), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, AARP Foundation provides free federal income tax counseling and return preparation services exclusively to taxpayers age 60 and older. The organization delivers these services through a network of trained volunteers at local TCE sites, with...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Tennessee, operating as the Institute for Public Service, received a $871,125.52 Cooperative Agreement from the Defense Washington Headquarters Service under the Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The award funds the establishment and maintenance of an APEX (Accelerator for Procurement Excellence) Accelerator center in Tennessee that delivers...

The Wisconsin Procurement Institute Education And Training Services (doing business as Wisconsin Procurement Institute Inc.) received a $1.19 million cooperative agreement award from the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters on August 1, 2021 to provide procurement technical assistance through July 31, 2022. Under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), the awardee will deliver services to build a strong and sustainable U.S. supply chain by providing...

The HER CTIP Project, funded through a $1.9 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Agency for International Development Barbados on April 13, 2022 and set to be completed by April 12, 2024, will build capacity among civil society organizations and agencies in Trinidad and Tobago to facilitate improved access to support services for potential, presumed, and confirmed victims of human trafficking, particularly women and girls. The International Organization for Migration will...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Transparency International E.V. a $987,654 Project Grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The grant will enable civil society organizations in Africa to more effectively engage with relevant legal accountability mechanisms and strengthen their evidence gathering and advocacy efforts from 2022 through 2024. The International Programs to...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $646,250 Cooperative Agreement to Lenea Corporation on November 2, 2022 under the Highway Training and Education program (CFDA 20.215). Lenea will operate the Southwestern Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Center to provide technical assistance and training to tribal governments and organizations in the Southwestern United States. As outlined in the Highway Training and Education program, the TTAP Center aims to...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.620 - African Elephant Conservation Fund) provides $742,125 to Traffic International, a non-profit organization, to support the ongoing management and coordination of the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) program. The key activities funded under this award include: 1) Collecting, validating, and managing global elephant specimen seizure data into the ETIS database for trend analysis of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) received a $250,881 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.473) to establish a Tribal Certified Water Operator (CWO) Technical Assistance and Training Program serving Michigan's 12 federally recognized tribes. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds the...

Grant Award Summary The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) awarded Transparency International (UK) a Project Grant of $580,000 on September 22, 2025, under the Defense Security Cooperation University—Sponsored Research program (CFDA 12.024). The research, titled "Strengthening Accountability in Defense Procurement: What Makes Anti-Corruption Reforms Work?", will be conducted in Great Britain, United Kingdom, with a completion date of September 21, 2027. This award supports...

The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $309,505 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Staff Training Program (CFDA 84.103). The grant will fund a two-year initiative, titled "UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TRIO TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 1 (KU TTP-1)", which aims to provide comprehensive training and professional development services to staff and leadership personnel employed in Federal TRIO...