Project Grant H234S080052

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) provides $132,775.00 to fund the Northern Mariana Islands' annual Prevailing Wage Survey (PWS) from FY 2024 to FY 2029. The PWS will be conducted across the private and public sectors on all three CNMI islands to gather occupational wage data as required by the 2018 Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Act. The prime recipient for...

Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC) was awarded a $143,251 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to complete planning activities for the restoration of Palmas Pond Wetlands in southeast Puerto Rico. Under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631), PDC will coordinate with five private landowners, conduct hydrologic studies, assess invasive species, and develop preliminary designs and permitting for the wetland...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $466,577 in funding to the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla to develop a Wetland Program Plan (WPP) for the coastal wetlands of Puerto Rico. The University will collaborate with two subrecipients, Protectores de Cuencas Inc. ($108,840 total) and Environmental Mapping Consultants LLC, to execute the project. The key...

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 International Women's Resource Center (IWRC) will develop $182,823.94 worth of English language educational content under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives, the IWRC will create podcasts, videos, social media content and other activities in English for native Russian speakers....

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $277,155 Project Grant to Wepower under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support Wepower's "SPEAK OUT - PROMOTING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY DECISIONS IN ISSUES OF PEACE AND SECURITY" project from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The project will promote political, economic, and social engagement in the...

The Office of Naval Research, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research federal grant program (CFDA 12.300), awarded a $295,552 Project Grant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on August 1, 2024. The grant supports DURIP sample preparation for IC security assessment, with a performance period ending on July 31, 2025. WPI, a private research university specializing in STEM disciplines, has a strong track record of conducting innovative research and development on behalf of federal...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $223,550 cooperative agreement to Tie, Inc. to enhance economic participation of young females in Punjab, Pakistan through the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan program (CFDA 19.501). Under the award, Tie, Inc. will provide mentoring opportunities and space for young females in Punjab to develop business ideas from September 30, 2021 to January 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs for...

The Urban Peace Institute (UPI) was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) program. Over three years, UPI will implement the South Park Peacemakers initiative to reduce gun and gang violence in the high-crime South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. UPI will convene stakeholders to develop violence prevention...

The Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to Westcare Pacific Islands, Inc. (WPI), a non-profit organization, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant supports WPI's Cheberdil Belau Center, a youth and family resource center serving the Republic of Palau. The Cheberdil Belau Center's key activities include: (1) a tutoring program for students in grades 1-8, (2) a parenting and...