Project Grant SGE21022GR1036

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the Baghdad Foundation For Business Management (BFBM) on October 1, 2024. This grant supports the "Collaborative Capacity Building to Educate Iraqi Youth for Careers in the Private Sector" project, which aims to build the capacity of BFBM to educate and train Iraqi youth for employment in the private sector. The project includes a revised scope of work and a revised period of...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program (CFDA 21.021), will provide $280,369.00 to Southern Heritage Bank, a certified CDFI, to support its community development financing and service activities. The key objectives of the award are to increase Southern Heritage Bank's investments and support for certified CDFIs, as well as expand the bank's lending,...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS-USCCB) a $4 million project grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (FAPO) program. The 12-month award, issued on July 12, 2022 and concluding on July 15, 2023, will support economic recovery, market systems, shelter, settlements, and water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives in Burkina Faso. Specifically, CRS-USCCB will implement...

The $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program (CFDA 21.020) supports the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in providing technical assistance to build the organizational capacity of certified and emerging CDFIs. The goal is to enable these CDFIs to more effectively serve low-income communities and populations across the nation that lack adequate access to...

This Corporation for National and Community Service project grant award of $465,787.47 supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) at Bright Beginnings Children's Center. Approximately 90 foster grandparent volunteers will each serve 15-40 hours per week providing one-on-one and small group academic support to at-risk K-12 students. Volunteers will focus on developing reading, math, and developmental skills to promote classroom success and school readiness. The grant...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will fund the Brotherhood Crusade's "Proud to Be Me Young Adult Workforce Development and Career Readiness Initiative" in Los Angeles County. The initiative aims to: 1) Train and prepare low-income young adults of color aged 16-29 (with an emphasis on 18-24 year olds in South LA, Inglewood, Lynwood, Compton, and...

This $500,000 USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) Cooperative Agreement award, dated September 1, 2024, will support Save The Children Federation, Inc.'s flood response efforts in the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh. The project will provide urgent multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to populations affected by severe flash flooding in the Feni and Noakhali districts. Save The Children International will serve as a sub-grantee, delivering humanitarian services under...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) will contribute to improving working conditions and social dialogue mechanisms for workers in Bangladesh's garment factories. The International Labor Organization (ILO) will implement the project, which aims to empower enterprise-level trade unions in Better Work-registered factories to ensure their effective...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $125,000 to support the awardee, Associacao Do Laboratorio De Sistemas Integraveis Tecnologico Lsi-Tec (doing business as Lsitec), a Brazilian non-profit organization, in their collaboration at the University of Sao Paulo's FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair). This is Brazil's largest and most important STEAM (Science, Technology,...

This Project Grant award, totaling $667,964, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the 2025 annual meeting for the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program. The award will fund the 30th anniversary GLOBE annual meeting, which will be held July 13-17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The convening will include recognition of GLOBE's history and milestones, as well as opportunities for participants to...