Project Grant SIS70023GR0018
- 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 $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 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 $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 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 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 $153,829 project grant to Migal Galilee Research Institute LTD. under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600). The grant will support the development of a stakeholder engagement platform to discuss the potential of using agri-voltaic systems for co-producing food and energy under dryland conditions in Israel. The platform aims to engage stakeholders in exploring how integrating solar photovoltaic...
- 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...
- 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 $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 efforts to address the virus, which poses a threat to tomato production. Outcomes will include research on the virus's characteristics, how it spreads, and techniques for controlling its impact on crops. Findings will aid farmers and policymakers in mitigating damage from this emerging plant disease.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/27/23 | ||
| Not listed | $238.1k | 7/12/23 |