Project Grant SLE20022GR0022

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $108,200 Project Grant to Tatweer Baladna under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant aims to create U.S. cultural pop-up spaces for 195 youth aged 11 to 29 and 30 teachers in North Lebanon, with a focus on Akkar, Tripoli, and Koura regions. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and programming to promote understanding...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $481,262.07 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to develop and implement an English language curriculum and teacher training program in Lebanon. The Uspeak organization will deliver an English language course to 1,540 women in 62 clusters throughout Lebanon from July 2021 to July 2023. In addition to the core 6-month language instruction, the program includes leadership training and a 6-day teacher training. The...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $4,190,688.00, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519), aims to improve the learning outcomes of out-of-school children and those at risk of dropping out from formal education (ages 3 to 14/15) in Lebanon. The award to the International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) will enhance access to quality formal and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $123,382 to the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon to conduct 10 workshops on the topic of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) for 500 university-aged youth, as well as 50 interviews with young women and a documentary embedding the workshop and interview outcomes. The award is funded through the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S....

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a 5-year, $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The Education2Action (E2A) program seeks to create a network of entrepreneurial peacemakers equipped with skills, opportunities, and motivation to address high-impact challenges in and between Palestinian and Israeli communities. The program will directly...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2,932,511 cooperative agreement to the International Rescue Committee, Inc. under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East (CFDA 19.519) to improve learning outcomes and provide mental health/psychosocial support and legal assistance services for Syrian refugee and Lebanese children in Lebanon from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. Specifically, the International Rescue Committee will increase...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600). The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the cooperative agreement, AMIDEAST will work with three sub-awardees - Jordanian Hashemite Fund For Human Development (Johud), Al Qantara Center For Human Resources Development,...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $1,450,000 cooperative agreement to Terre DES Hommes - Aide A Lenfance Dans LE Monde - Fondation to provide child protection and gender-based violence response and prevention services for adolescent girls and young women at risk of or affected by child and early marriage in Lebanon due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The award period is from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2022 under the Overseas Refugee...

This 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), will deliver advanced training and mentorship in ICT, digital marketing, and graphic design, as well as management and leadership skills, to 50 young women who are last year university students or recent graduates in the West Bank. The $195,763 award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, will be implemented...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Kounactiva De La Comunitat Valenciana to deliver services under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant aims to help officials at different ministries in Algeria develop their English language skills and expand their general professional abilities. This aligns with the stated purpose of the Investing in People program to support...