Project Grant SIS70023GR0051

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $140,200 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program. The grant was awarded to The Arab Center for Alternative Planning, a non-profit organization based in Eilabun, Israel. The grant funding will be used to advance diversity and inclusion within mixed cities in Israel and provide skills and knowledge, including U.S. expertise, for municipal members...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), aims to support the integration of 50 Arab women into the Israeli high-tech sector and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reforms in 30 participating high-tech companies. The $467,980 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to February 6, 2025, is granted to the non-profit organization It Works Empowering People (Ra) in...

This federal Project Grant award of $104,182.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) program, is intended to develop and disseminate principles and methods for implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) practices in higher education institutions while also safeguarding free speech during times of crisis. The grant was awarded to The College Of...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund the design and validation of a diversity intervention focused on training employees specific skills to be allies for one another and for marginalized individuals. The $308,978 award to the University of Texas at Arlington will support the development and empirical assessment of the training program, which is informed by theories related to social identity,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $124,403 Project Grant under the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441) to bring together 400 pairs of Jewish and Arab students in Israel's higher education institutions. The grant funding will support shared experiential learning in Hebrew and Arabic between the 800 students through December 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the ECA – American Spaces program aims to provide free and open...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,013 Project Grant to Merchavim-Institute For Advancement Of Shared Citizenship IS through the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will strengthen and deepen the Arab Teacher Integration in Jewish Schools program in Israel from September 30, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program supports cultural, educational,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $137,541 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to Hapoel Haifa Akhva. The award period runs from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under this Project Grant, Hapoel Haifa Akhva will engage hundreds of Jewish and Arab children and youth from underserved neighborhoods of Lower Haifa in competitive sports and enrichment afterschool programming. The goal is to...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Histadrut The Working And Studying Youth, also known as Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will support a project to empower 100 Jewish and 100 Arab Israeli youth leaders to work together towards fair and safe working conditions for teenagers. The project aims to promote the program's objectives of...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to A New Way under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to build collaboration abilities among Arab and Jewish youth potential leaders in Israel through workshops and joint community work from September 30, 2021 to March 31, 2023. The grant will support programs and activities, consistent with the program's objectives of actively promoting public...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $181,171 cooperative agreement to KAV Mashve under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to advance equal opportunities for Arab youth to help them integrate and excel within the Israeli high-tech industry. The agreement period is from September 30, 2022 through December 30, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, KAV Mashve will deliver programs and services to support...