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)....
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $673,800 Project Grant to Tel Aviv University under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to study the potential adverse developmental and nutritional consequences of Helicobacter pylori infection in Palestinian and Israeli children. The award, issued on April 27, 2022, will fund research through April 10, 2025 to support the program's goal of furthering the foreign assistance objectives of the...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,238,125 Project Grant to the Migal Galilee Research Institute LTD. under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to support a solution for pollution of olive mills wastewater. The grant, awarded June 2, 2023 with a completion date of June 1, 2026, will fund the Migal Galilee Research Institute LTD.'s work to develop and deliver a product or service to address pollution from olive mills wastewater...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600) awarded a $694,730 Project Grant to The Galilee Society - The Arab National Society For Research And Health Services, a non-profit organization in Israel. The grant funds the development of "Intensive Saline Aquaculture Systems Coupling Electrochemical Ammonia Recovery, Disinfection and Nutrient Utilization." This project aims to create sustainable aquaculture systems that integrate advanced technologies for...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $638,997 project grant to Ben Gurion University of the Negev to assess the health and environmental impacts of unregulated e-waste recycling and disposal in Israel. Under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' CFDA 19.600 program, which supports the foreign assistance goals and objectives of the Department of State NEA, Ben Gurion University will research and evaluate the effects of improper electronic waste handling practices. 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 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 $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...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $427,668 to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) on March 15, 2023 for completion by March 15, 2026. The Project Grant funding will support cooperation between researchers in Pennsylvania and Israel to develop a multi-year water allocation system model for the region, calculate associated water economics, and utilize the model as a collaborative policy and...
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...