Project Grant SEG30021GR3010

This follow-on grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) builds on a previous project to expand assistance to nine additional governorates in Egypt. The $2,585,000 project grant from USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program aims to help women and youth participate in the next phase of Egypt's democratic development. Creative Associates International Inc. will implement the grant activities over a two-year period from March 2013 through May 2015...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $112,950 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to sponsor travel of two American film industry experts to lead five-day workshops during the Cairo International Film Festival. The workshops, delivered through sub-awardee Film Independent, Inc., will target mid-career Egyptian filmmakers to advance the United States' foreign policy goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening cultural relationships,...

This cooperative agreement from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, operating under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program, awarded $400,849 to Creative Associates International Inc. to support women and youth participation in the constitutional drafting process in Libya. The grant aimed to promote inclusive governance and civic participation by supporting Libyan civil society organizations working to engage women and young people in the...

The grant provided $1,865,336 to Creative Associates International Inc. for their ELECT - WY project in Egypt. The United States Agency for International Development Egypt (USAID - OM) awarded the project grant under their USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program. The grant funded the project from June 15, 2011 to December 31, 2012 with the place of performance being Egypt. The project aimed to strengthen Egypt's transition to democracy and support economic development through...

Under the $147,795.20 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Film Independent, Inc. will provide skills training to 24-30 Emirati filmmakers through online and in-person workshops on short film and episodic storytelling by March 2023. The award is part of the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program, with the objective of promoting cultural understanding through media efforts. Film Independent will teach filmmakers to craft...

This Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), will increase awareness and knowledge of digital entrepreneurship among 90 university students and women researchers from marginalized regions in Tunisia. The $202,518 award, granted on January 1, 2025, aims to create a pipeline of youth-led innovative initiatives. This funding is part of the broader MEPI program, which supports a range of...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $117,500 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Kunsthauswien GMBH. The funding supports Kunsthauswien's invitation of four American and US-based artists—Alia Ali, Nakeya Brown, Pixy Liao, and Carmen Winant—to showcase their works at the Photo Festival Foto Wien from March 5 to March 31, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through civic engagement and...

This Project Grant award of $199,999 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) aims to improve the economic participation of 350 vulnerable female youth in three underserved governorates in Jordan. The funding will support activities to facilitate stable employment in the private sector or self-employment for this target population. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Questscope for Social...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $284,953 Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to address management deficiencies within Egyptian partner organizations. The University will manage a phased initiative from September 2022 through December 2023 focused on online trainings, speakers, exchanges, and in-person training to fill gaps in organizational management across various functions. A sub-award of...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Zaal And Khadra Company For Creative Arts to support the American Theatre Festival for Youth Project. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, talented Jordanian youth from six governorates will work with professional actors to develop scripts for five plays. The project aims to further support youth who participated in previous programs. The agreement period is from...