Project Grant AID278G1400001

This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided over $47 million to Creative Associates International Inc. to improve and expand basic education and provide greater opportunities for youth through expanded work and life skills programs in Jordan from May 2009 to July 2014. USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grant program aims to support economic and democratic development around the world. The five-year project in Jordan...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to support the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program in Jordan from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. Under the CFDA #19.022 program, the grant funding will support educational and cultural exchange activities delivered directly by eligible U.S. organizations to organizations in Jordan. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs provides...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to Injaz For The Creation Of Opportunities For Jordanian Youth under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The 12-month grant, which began on October 1, 2023, supports the "Cultural Exchange Through Digital Designs" program. This initiative seeks to strengthen the employability and capacity of Jordanian youth and entrepreneurs, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, through...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) on November 15, 2023. This grant funding will support initiatives to promote cultural exchange, educational opportunities, and public diplomacy between the United States and Jordan over the performance period ending September 30, 2024. The grant aims to strengthen democratic values,...

The Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations awarded a $281,300 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for the American Community School Amman in Jordan. The grant will fund school security upgrades from May 2022 through November 2023 under the Soft Target Program for Overseas Schools (CFDA 19.024). This federal program aims to improve physical security at overseas schools to deter terrorism and violent crime. The grant recipient will deliver security enhancement...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600). The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the cooperative agreement, AMIDEAST will work with three sub-awardees - Jordanian Hashemite Fund For Human Development (Johud), Al Qantara Center For Human Resources Development,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $186,687.51 cooperative agreement to Keys for Sustainable Development under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award will support Keys for Sustainable Development's JDL II project to increase awareness among Jordanian youth through debate and constructive dialogue addressing extremism, violence prevention, and social challenges in local and global communities. The project will run from August 26,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $270,386 Project Grant to Education For Employment through the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support a project to address obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs in Jordan through knowledge exchange and mentorship between American and Jordanian entrepreneurs. Specifically, the two-year project from October 2021 to September 2023 will foster entrepreneurship and economic development...

This Project Grant award of $199,999 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) aims to improve the economic participation of 350 vulnerable female youth in three underserved governorates in Jordan. The funding will support activities to facilitate stable employment in the private sector or self-employment for this target population. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Questscope for Social...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $183,745 Project Grant under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program to World Learning Inc., a nonprofit organization with expertise in international education and exchange programs. The grant, titled "TUKO PA MOJA: TANZANIAN CREATIVITY AND PERSPECTIVES IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE," supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development related to modern foreign...