Project Grant SMO55021GR3020

This $1,124,257 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to address socio-economic challenges driving rural youth migration in Morocco's Oriental region. The award will fund a bottom-up development approach to build the capacity of local, provincial, and regional actors. Key activities include leadership development training, media literacy programs, and climate...

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, targeting women, youth, and people with disabilities. The project aims to deliver locally-designed solutions to address economic, social, and environmental challenges in the region. The grant was awarded to Southbridge A&I, a for-profit limited liability company...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the AFCD Foundation to organize the third edition of the Leadership Lab program. The purpose of this federal grant program (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) is to build the knowledge and capacity of 100 emerging civic leaders between the ages of 18 and 30 from five underdeveloped regions in Morocco. The program will provide leadership training and capacity-building activities over...

The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, awarded a $141,190 Cooperative Agreement to the Afcd Foundation, a Moroccan non-profit organization, to organize the second edition of a leadership program for 60 young Moroccan leaders aged 18-30. The award supports in-person and online trainings to promote media and information literacy, counter disinformation, and foster cultural exchanges between Moroccan and American youth. This federal grant award, funded under the...

This $505,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program, will support the rebuild and restoration of five types of tangible cultural heritage structures in Morocco's High Atlas region that are intrinsically linked to the area's intangible cultural heritage and agricultural livelihoods. The project will be carried out by the non-profit organization The...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $13,540,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The grant, titled the Cooperative Resilience Program (CRP), aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable cooperatives and individual entrepreneurs in Morocco to adapt to climate change impacts or succeed in their green transition. The program will utilize market-based strategies to increase incomes, foster...

This $100,000 Project Grant award, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, supports World Learning Inc.'s 12-month program to enhance the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Algeria. The program aims to empower 75 youth, especially women and minorities in remote areas, through training in online entrepreneurship. The grant will enable World Learning Inc. to deliver this training and development initiative in...

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. The award, which runs from December 6, 2024 to December 5, 2027, aims to develop the capabilities of local communities in Morocco to manage water resources sustainably, thereby safeguarding and revitalizing natural ecosystems. This transformative approach seeks to create...

The Youth Tamdoult Association For Culture And Development has been awarded a $222,300 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The purpose of the award is to implement a series of alumni capacity building and networking events under the "Alumni Connect" brand. The project will take place in Morocco and will run from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026. The...