Project Grant SLMAQM16GR1125

This $1,124,257 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to address socio-economic challenges driving rural youth migration in Morocco's Oriental region. The award will implement a bottom-up, capacity-building approach that engages local, provincial, and regional actors. The primary awardee, the Afcd Foundation, is a non-profit organization based in Morocco that...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded $5 million under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) cooperative agreement to The Fair Food Standards Council Inc. to apply a worker-centric approach to combatting labor exploitation in the agriculture industries of Mexico, Chile, and South Africa through December 2025. Key deliverables include adapting worker education and audit materials for each country; partnering with local worker organizations and civil...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $987,654 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to enable citizens in Morocco to enjoy greater freedom of expression. The two-year project grant, awarded September 30, 2022 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, will empower journalists and civil society to safely monitor and advance freedom of expression and the right...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $499,390 Project Grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) to promote economic empowerment and job creation in Morocco's southern regions, with a focus on supporting women, youth, and people with disabilities. The grant was awarded to Southbridge A&I, a for-profit limited liability company based in Morocco, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025. The project aims to...

The High Atlas Foundation will receive $148,892 from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program to institutionalize participatory governance in Western Morocco from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The High Atlas Foundation will work to promote political, economic, and social engagement in Morocco by establishing participatory governance structures and processes in local communities in Western Morocco's...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Living Planet Morocco, a non-profit organization based in Casablanca, Morocco. The grant, awarded on December 6, 2024 with a completion date of December 5, 2027, aims to develop the capabilities of local communities in Morocco to manage water resources sustainably, thereby safeguarding and revitalizing natural...

The Afcd Foundation was awarded a $141,315 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to organize the first edition of the Leadership Program in Morocco. Under the agreement, Afcd Foundation will deliver a leadership program to 60 young Moroccan leaders aged 18-30 between September 22, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The funding is provided through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' CFDA 19.600 program, which supports the foreign assistance goals and...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $825,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to support efforts combating human trafficking in Morocco as part of the International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking program (CFDA 19.019). Under the award, ABA FJE will create a national referral mechanism (NRM) in Morocco to improve victim identification and expand services...

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $6 million cooperative agreement to Impactt Limited under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) federal grant program. The objective is to increase the use of formal and informal mechanisms by sugar sector field workers and their families in the Dominican Republic to improve working and living conditions from December 2022 through December 2026. Impactt will build the capacity of workers, community-based...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) to EFE Maroc, a non-profit organization based in Morocco. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to February 27, 2025, aims to promote inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient economic growth in the Moroccan cities of Marrakech, Agadir, and Essaouira. EFE Maroc will deliver entrepreneurship training and technical...