This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was 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) federal grant program. The award is to arrange weekend retreats for young Palestinian women between the ages of 14-35 that will increase their knowledge of peacebuilding, nonviolent activism, and begin to imagine alternatives to occupation, violence, despair, or apathy. The award has...
This federal Project Grant award, with ID SIS70024GR0515, was 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" program (CFDA 19.021). The $140,200 award was granted to the non-profit organization The Arab Center for Alternative Planning located in Eilabun, Israel. The purpose of the grant was to advance diversity and inclusion within mixed cities, and provide needed skills and knowledge,...
This $199,461.78 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program (CFDA 19.021) aims to increase youth's ability to activate media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. The award will build the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy programs for Palestinian youth. This...
This Project Grant award for $133,735.14, 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" program (CFDA 19.021), aims to "Transform Trauma into Hope by Empowering Palestinian Youth, towards Achieving Conflict Resolution, Nonviolence and Peacebuilding." The award was granted on September 29, 2024 and is set to be completed by January 31, 2026. The grant recipient, Miscellaneous...
This federal Project Grant award of $185,938.50, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), was intended to amplify women's positive role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, as well as improve their representation in decision-making roles in political parties, universities, syndicates, and municipalities in Lebanon. The grant was awarded to the non-profit organization Madanyat, which has a history of...
This federal Project Grant award for $104,182, 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, was awarded to The College Of Management Academic Studies LTD. (Pbc) in Israel. The grant funded the development and dissemination of principles and methods for implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) practices in higher education institutions, while...
This federal Project Grant award, 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 program (CFDA 19.021), aims to empower 162 young individuals aged 19-25 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The $168,353.62 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enhance the leadership potential of these young participants and equip them with skills for peacebuilding and nonviolent activism. The award recipient,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $150,000.00, was 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" program (CFDA 19.021). The primary objective of the award was to promote and increase the number of ultra-orthodox young women in the high-tech industry, with an emphasis on financial empowerment for women. However, the award is being terminated for the...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $147,629.06, was 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. The grant supports the "Current Proposed Nonviolence Labs in Palestinian Schools II Project (NVLII)", a continuation and expansion of a previous successful nonviolence program implemented in Palestinian schools. The project aims to continue and expand...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $112,111 Project Grant (Federal Grant ID: SIS70024GR0518) under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program (CFDA 19.021) to Jerusalem Peacebuilders, Inc. The grant aims to increase the capacity of Arab and Jewish high school teachers in Israel to integrate practices of experiential education, intergroup relations, youth leadership, and conflict management into their classrooms and...