The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to provide a unique opportunity for early-career and mid-career journalists in Ghana to elevate their craft beyond daily tasks. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a final completion date of February 27, 2025, was provided to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The grant aims to support professional...
This $184,420 federal Project Grant, awarded on August 26, 2023 by the Bureau of African Affairs, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of State, supports efforts to build opportunities and promote economic empowerment for existing and potential women entrepreneurs in Ghana. The award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by informing and engaging foreign publics. Key activities to be delivered through this...
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 Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $107,880 to Kustawi Africa LIMITED through a Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The award will support the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2022, Cohort 4 initiative from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program provides assistance awards by U.S....
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $400,000 project grant under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to Synerg A - Initiatives For Human Rights, a non-profit organization based in Ghana. This grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support LGBTQI+ civil society organizations in Ghana to effectively mitigate human rights violations and abuses based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provides $200,000.09 to the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Ghana. The funding facilitates faculty, administrative, and community exchanges between UDS and Appalachian State University through workshops that highlight their collaborative strengths in areas such as food security, livelihood change, conflict, and development. This award aims...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $172,000 Project Grant to the Global Integrated Education Volunteers Association (GIEVA), a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov, to support educational advising programs and the EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program in Nigeria for the period of March 25, 2024 to September 25, 2024. This grant, provided under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program...
The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.301), awarded a $363,120.50 Cooperative Agreement to Telesto Strategy LLC on Aug 30, 2024. This award will fund the establishment of four "Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) Hubs" in Accra, Ghana; San Francisco, USA; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kingston, Jamaica. The CCE Hubs will operate technical capacity-building programs to support entrepreneurs...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $160,400 project grant to the Global Integrated Education Volunteers Association to support the ECA Funded Mission Nigeria (Abuja and Lagos) FY-23 EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program and AMSpaces from April 28, 2023 through December 29, 2023. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, the association will provide assistance awards to eligible...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The award, which runs from October 2, 2024 to April 2, 2026, is intended to grow and sustain the modern research administration and development offices of higher education and research institutions in Georgia to increase their contribution to innovation...