Project Grant SIS70022GR0030
- The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $480,970 Project Grant to the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel to support research on the etiology, epidemiology, and management of Botryosphaeria diseases in mango under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600). This four-year project grant will fund research from May 2022 through May 2026 to advance understanding and control of fungal diseases caused by Botryosphaeria pathogens that...
- The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $430,700 project grant to the Agricultural Research Organization to characterize, study the epidemiology of, and develop management strategies for the emerging tomato brown rugose fruit virus in tomato fields in the Middle East. This grant was awarded under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) on July 14, 2023, with a completion date of July 14, 2026. The grant will support the organization's...
- The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $293,343 project grant to Ben Gurion University of the Negev to support research on the disease ecology and epidemiology of Leishmania tropica in the West Bank of the Palestinian Authority. This two-year project grant, awarded on May 23, 2022 and set to be completed by May 23, 2024, will fund research and development activities under the Bureau's $19.600 million Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs program, which supports the foreign...
- The University of Haifa received a $928,994 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to conduct research titled "THE EXPOSURE, LEVELS OF CONCENTRATION AND EFFECT OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES (AR) ON WILDLIFE IN ISRAEL AND JORDAN" from July 2022 through July 2025. This award is funded through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Bureau Strategic and Resource Plan, which supports the foreign assistance goals and objectives of the Department...
- The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600 - Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs) has awarded a $520,865 Project Grant to the Dead Sea And Arava Science Center, a non-profit organization in Israel. The grant, awarded on November 17, 2023, will fund the "BIOGAS AS AN AGRICULTURE-FRIENDLY SOLUTION FOR HOUSEFLY CONTROL" project over a 4-year period through November 17, 2027. The project aims to develop and implement biogas solutions that can efficiently control...
- The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $967,683 Project Grant to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600). The grant will support research on Surra, an animal trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma evansi, in Israel and the Palestinian Authority from May 2022 through May 2025. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will leverage its scientific expertise to conduct studies on this disease affecting...
- The Ben Gurion University of the Negev will receive $529,979 under a four-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to investigate the use of prey-predator interactions in soil to mitigate contaminants introduced by treated wastewater irrigation. The research aims to support the foreign assistance goals and objectives of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs as outlined in its FY strategic plan under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs program (CFDA 19.600)....
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $917,027 to Tel Aviv University under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to evaluate health risks and treatment strategies associated with residuals of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewater and their uptake in vegetables and fruits versus pesticide residuals. Specifically, the award will fund research from July 1, 2022 through June 1, 2025 to...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,280,804.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) is to support agricultural research discoveries, evaluate alternative research approaches, and provide scientific and technical information. The award was made on September 8, 2023 to the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development organization, with a performance period running through September 7, 2028. The...
- The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $433,080 Project Grant to the Research Fund of the Hadassah Medical Organization to support the reduction of hospital-acquired healthcare-associated infections and incidence of resistant bacteria in Israeli and Palestinian hospitals. The grant is being administered under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600), which supports the foreign assistance goals and objectives of the Department of State,...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,066,392 Project Grant to the Agricultural Research Organization of Israel to study factors that contribute to disease transmission and plant recognition by insect vectors. This award will support research under the Bureau's FY22 Bureau Strategic and Resource Plan to advance the foreign assistance goals and objectives of the Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Specifically, the Agricultural Research Organization will analyze biological and environmental factors that enable insect vectors to transmit pathogens between plants and identify mechanisms of plant recognition. This research could provide insights into limiting the spread of diseases transmitted by insects through a better understanding of vector behavior. The award period is from June 21, 2022 through June 15, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $371.2k | 6/21/22 |