Project Grant SIS70022GR0035
- 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)....
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem received a $511,284 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to conduct research measuring the response of coral and seagrass to combined global and local environmental change in the Gulf of Aqaba. The award supports the goals of the Bureau's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600) to fund projects that further foreign assistance objectives as outlined in the Bureau's annual strategic plan....
- 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...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award, with an ID of SIS70024GR0004 and total funding of $651,250.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600) to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Authority for Research and Development Division. The grant supports a research project titled "M43-003: HOW TO CONVERT FOE TO FRIEND: SOME STRESSES PROTECT PLANTS FROM OTHERS." The research, which began on November 14, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by...
- 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 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 $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...
- Yale University was awarded a $722,405 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the federal Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care grant program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this two-year award effective June 1, 2023 is to develop a sustainable regional coronavirus surveillance system in the Northeast through existing infrastructure in Connecticut. Yale will partner with the Connecticut Veterinary...
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 of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs as outlined in its annual plan. The research will examine the exposure, concentration levels, and effects of anticoagulant rodenticides on wildlife populations in Israel and Jordan, with the goal of advancing the Bureau's objectives of supporting partnerships and cooperation in the Near East region.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $186.3k | 6/12/23 | ||
| Not listed | ($186k) | 4/25/23 | ||
| Not listed | $372.6k | 7/1/22 |