Project Grant SAQMIP23GR0443

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was awarded a $450,000 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program. The grant will support UNODC conducting criminal network disruption program activities in Kenya from October 3, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The EXBS program administered by the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and...

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) program will support a $300,000 professional exchange for 16 civil society representatives from Mozambique. The three-part exchange will provide training, site visits, and meetings with American experts to impart best practices, new ideas, and professional networks. The awardee, World Learning Inc., is a nonprofit organization with extensive...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Sesame Workshop to deliver prosocial messaging via a second season of Sesame Street television programming in Kenya. The programming will promote peaceful conflict resolution, mutual respect and understanding among young children through December 2022. The award supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and...

This Project Grant award of $177,665.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under CFDA 19.989 (State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs) aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of technology transfer professionals in Kenya through targeted training programs. The grant supports the development of innovative technologies and the creation of effective pathways for commercialization. The primary awardee, Louisiana State University...

This $104,150 Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) supports the Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA), a regional non-governmental organization, to enhance the media's capacity in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and democratic consolidation in Ghana. Key activities include media development, journalism training, fact-checking initiatives, and capacity building...

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...

The Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $157,499.32 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization operating as a subsidiary of Engie Services Zuid B.V. The grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to March 5, 2025, will support children and adolescents from areas in armed conflict in Pemba, Metuge, and Mecufi, Mozambique. The funding will provide tools and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, through the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Nickol Global Solutions LLC, a women-owned small business, to address the challenges facing journalists and social media influencers in northern Côte d'Ivoire. The 13-month project aims to enhance storytelling capabilities and promote social cohesion by providing training, technical support, and targeted interventions to...

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...