Cooperative Agreement NU2GGH001157

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) awarded a $60,000,000 Project Grant under the MCC Foreign Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.002) to support global development initiatives in Kenya. The grant aims to reduce poverty through economic growth by funding projects that promote policy reform, institutional capacity building, infrastructure development, and delivery of social services across sectors such as agriculture, transportation, education, and healthcare. These initiatives are...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $1,251,196 to the University of Washington to scale up an evidence-based Adolescent Transition Package (ATP) intervention to support transitional care among youth living with HIV in Kenya. The project aims to compare two implementation strategies for scaling up the ATP intervention - the standard Kenya Ministry of Health cascading training...

This $1,450,001 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, supports land, environment, and natural resource management policy reforms in Kenya. The award will fund a 5-year project implemented by the Institute for Law and Environmental Governance, a Kenyan non-profit organization, to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives related to economic growth, agriculture,...

Under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, the African Entrepreneurship Collective (doing business as Inkomoko) will implement a $1,362,695 program to provide business development services, access to low-cost capital, and market linkages for 2,200 micro and small businesses across Nairobi County and the Nairobi Metropolitan Region in Kenya. This award is funded through the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $598,560 to the University of Washington to implement a lead exposure intervention program in Nairobi, Kenya. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing and refining protocols for a Nairobi-relevant lead exposure intervention program, including blood lead level screening and "healthy home" risk...

This Project Grant award, totaling $177,665.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs (CFDA 19.989) federal grant program. The award is intended to enhance the skills and knowledge of technology transfer professionals in Kenya through targeted training programs, and support the development and commercialization of innovative technologies. The primary awardee, Louisiana State...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports a collaborative research project focused on understanding and promoting sustainable transitions in Kenyan dryland systems. The $124,129 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2027, enables a partnership between U.S. undergraduate students and Kenyan scouts to conduct field research using methods such as GPS livestock tracking, plant...

This $17,057,799 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the Feed the Future Local Food Systems initiative in Kenya. The primary awardee, Technoserve, Inc., will implement activities focused on improving agricultural productivity, expanding trade of agricultural products, and fostering sustainable economic development. Key objectives include: Leveraging Fips-Africa's...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will fund a study to assess the effects of a multisectoral, climate-smart agricultural intervention called "Shamba Maisha" on the reproductive and sexual health outcomes of adolescent girls and young women in Western Kenya. The $3,640,897 award will support a cluster randomized trial with 800 adolescent girls and their caregivers recruited from...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $1,175,000 cooperative agreement to Filmaid Kenya under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517) program. The award period is from September 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Under this cooperative agreement, Filmaid Kenya will foster an informed health and education environment for refugees and host communities in Dadaab, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei, Kenya by increasing the quantity and quality...