Project Grant SIS70020GR0142

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a 5-year, $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The Education2Action (E2A) program seeks to create a network of entrepreneurial peacemakers equipped with skills, opportunities, and motivation to address high-impact challenges in and between Palestinian and Israeli communities. The program will directly...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $250,005.20 Project Grant to the Kemach Foundation under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will fund the provision of job training, guidance, and placement center services tailored to the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The MEPI program supports efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle...

The Galilee Society - The Arab National Society For Research And Health Services was awarded a $604,542 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on August 15, 2022 to complete the project by July 25, 2025. Under the grant, the Society will transform olive mill wastewater from a pollutant to a water resource through development of a sun protection paste and compost. The grant supports the goals of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Bureau Strategic and Resource...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $138,830 Project Grant to Tishreen Association through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support efforts to encourage citizen engagement in participatory governance and increase civil society's representation in municipal discussions and decision making processes in Israel from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. MEPI supports organizations and individuals in their...

The Israel Methcomm Federal Credit Union was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program. The grant will support the credit union in building its organizational capacity to serve low-income communities and individuals across the United States who lack access to affordable financial products and services through December 2023. Funds will be used for technical...

The University of Washington received a $2.96 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program to address digital divides in Tacoma, Washington through February 2025. The grant will fund the expansion of broadband access, device distribution, digital skills training, and capacity building for minority communities. Key activities include distributing tablets and...

The Community College of Philadelphia was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program (CFDA 11.028) to address digital equity gaps in underserved Philadelphia communities. The College will expand access to technology, broadband services, and workforce training through three main activities. It will provide refurbished desktops and laptops to students,...

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College received a two-year, $199,850 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will support the development of online courses and curricula examining race, racism, and the American Jewish experience. Ten humanities scholars from various disciplines will deliver lectures on interdisciplinary research at the...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the development of an innovative training program and national initiative to promote fair and equitable police practices. Over 24 months, the University of Cincinnati will create training curriculum and train-the-trainer materials on connecting law enforcement with minority communities to enhance trust and perceptions of fairness. A key component is a...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $323,926 Project Grant to Alnayzak- Jerusalem Innovation Park R.a. under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program. The grant will support efforts to promote science and build youth capacity in the West Bank through September 2023. Specifically, the awardee will help Palestinian youth recognize the importance of science, build scientific knowledge, and motivate students to create scientific...