Project Grant CDWSMA01018

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to Golden West Humanitarian Foundation on September 1, 2025, under the Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA) program (CFDA 19.800) for operations in Cambodia through September 30, 2027. Golden West Humanitarian Foundation will deliver humanitarian demining services, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations, and conventional weapons destruction...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received a $176,424 project grant award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Information Security Grants program (CFDA 12.902), effective August 29, 2025, with a completion date of August 28, 2030. This award supports the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Service Academy (CSA) scholarship initiative, which provides merit-based financial support to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing cybersecurity-related degrees at National...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $786,181 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program to continue development of the Western Water Rights and Aggregate Water Use Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT). WestDAAT aggregates water rights and use data from WSWC's 17 western state members and Alaska to enable consistent access and analysis in support of water resources planning and management. Under this...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc. (CSIS) was awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to conduct the DATA-DRIVEN VISUALIZATION OF PRC ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA project. The cooperative agreement runs from September 30, 2022 through March 30, 2024 and will support CSIS's delivery of data-driven visualization services to inform and influence foreign publics regarding...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). This 5-year award will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 350 acres of wildlife habitat in the Sacramento Valley and foothills of California, including grasslands, riparian areas, and wetlands. The project aims to improve water delivery...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $9 million cooperative agreement to the Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc. to support the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) from January 2022 through December 2024. SWIS facilitates the interstate exchange of wage data between participating states to assess performance for programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Key deliverables include supporting connections to...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $914,401 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to develop a web-based water conservation tool. This tool will integrate the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform to streamline applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation measures across the western United States. The project aims to address data gaps that have hindered effective water conservation and marketing...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904), provides $160,000.00 to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Inc. (ASDSO) to design and deliver dam safety training classroom seminars and online webinars for NRCS staff. The award period runs from August 28, 2024 to December 31, 2025. ASDSO, a non-profit organization specializing in dam safety practices and training,...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc. (NASWA Services) under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The funding supports NASWA Services' operation of critical workforce data systems and delivery of technical assistance and training to enhance state workforce agency service delivery,...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services received a $3.21 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI, CFDA 17.261), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award supports the development and enhancement of Arkansas's longitudinal administrative database system that integrates workforce and education data to assess the effectiveness...