Project Grant D43TW010143

Makerere University School of Public Health received a $200,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs on September 15, 2022 to implement a research and innovation capacity building project in partnership with Michigan State University. The project aims to strengthen Makerere University's research, grant writing and publication capacity through August 31, 2023. This award is provided through the Public Diplomacy Programs of the Department of State...

The University of New Mexico was awarded a $115,143 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Faculty Research Abroad program (CFDA 84.019). The grant will support faculty research abroad activities from September 30, 2022 through March 31, 2024. As indicated in the program description, the Faculty Research Abroad program aims to contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and area studies in...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $19,591,110.00 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Under this program, IREX will recruit and select 700 young African leaders, aged 25-35, to travel to the United States for six-week academic and leadership institutes on topics such as leadership in business, civic engagement, and public management. The...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to administer the Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) in support of modernizing Uzbekistan's higher education system. The FEP program aims to equip faculty in Uzbekistan with skills and expertise to enhance the quality of higher education. The grant award, provided under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA...

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...

The University of Michigan was awarded a $145,426 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Faculty Research Abroad program (CFDA 84.019). The grant provides funding from September 30, 2022 through March 31, 2024 to support opportunities for University of Michigan scholars to conduct research abroad, in alignment with the program's goal of contributing to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and...

The American Institute For Resource And Human Development, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, received a $141,130 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program (CFDA 84.021). The grant funds the development and delivery of a short-term curriculum development seminar for American educators focused on "Understanding the Interplay of Environment and Culture Through Everyday...

This Project Grant award of $276,000.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the Trustee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, a non-profit organization. The funding will support research fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The fellowships will provide American-based, post-doctoral scholars opportunities to pursue...

This Project Grant award from the Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) provides $100,987.00 to strengthen the research compliance and integrity (RCI) office capacity at the Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration in Uganda. The key products and services to be delivered include: Advanced training for the RCI lead staff on research compliance and integrity management, including training at Johns Hopkins University,...

The federal Project Grant award of $101,290 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) aims to strengthen grants administration capacity at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Providing advanced training and mentorship to senior research administrators at Makerere University on best practices for pre- and post-award...