Project Grant SIS70024GR0004
- The University of Haifa received a $386,852 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on January 27, 2023 to study Ziziphus species as feed sources for livestock and for biocontrol agents in drylands. The project will investigate using Ziziphus plants, which are drought-tolerant shrubs found in dryland regions, as an alternative livestock forage and to develop biocontrol methods using the plant species. The grant is funded through the Bureau of Near...
- 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 $1,238,125 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 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 $192,955 Project Grant to the Arava Institute For Environmental Studies through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600). The two-year grant will fund research examining the impact of climate change on Acacia tree populations and ecosystem services in a hyper-arid region of Israel. The Arava Institute For Environmental Studies will conduct field studies and analysis from November 2023 through...
- 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 $136,381 Project Grant to Tsyunei Derech, a non-profit organization, under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program. The grant will fund the MAAYAN BAMIDBAR program, which will bring together Jewish and Arab students in Israel for a language and cultural exchange initiative to bridge cultural gaps and reduce prejudice. The program is scheduled to run from...
- 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 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program (CFDA 98.006) to the American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of Science, Inc., doing business as Feinberg Graduate School, a private university and non-profit organization located in Israel. This funding will support the procurement and delivery of qualified commodities and materials to the school over a two-year...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska Board of Regents received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, supported through a U.S.-Israel partnership with the Binational Science Foundation, focuses on designing and developing novel oxide moire heterostructures—engineered materials created...
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 November 6, 2026, aims to explore how certain stresses can protect plants from other threats. As a prominent academic institution with expertise in scientific research and development, the Hebrew University is well-positioned to contribute to this project and advance the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' foreign assistance goals and objectives.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $202.3k | 11/14/23 |