Project Grant SMO55022GR0004

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...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, provides $204,487 to the Anoual Association, a non-profit organization in Kenitra, Morocco. The award will further train and empower 60-80 selected alumnae of the DigiGirlz Mentorship Program by advancing their innovative ideas. It will guide the participants from project ideation to market implementation through advanced training, mentoring, and...

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, 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...

The purpose of this $400,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (DOS/ECA) to Creative Associates International Inc. under the parent Educational Exchange, American Studies Institute federal grant program was to implement a United States-Algeria School Linkages Program in Algeria from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. The US-Algeria School Linkages Program was a virtual exchange program that aimed to establish partnerships...

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. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $121,125 Cooperative Agreement to Anoual Association, a non-profit organization based in Kenitra, Morocco, to implement the DigiGirlz Mentorship Program. This pioneering initiative aims to engage and empower female high school students, university students, and young professionals in Morocco who are interested in science and technology. The program provides mentoring, tutoring, and other support to increase participation and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $137,090 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) grant to Bennett College, a private, historically black, women's liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina. The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, supports a 29-month project titled "Women and Health Equity in Morocco: Exploring the Relationships among Moroccan Women's Rights, Health and Culture." The project aims to enhance modern foreign...

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...