Project Grant SMO55023GR0018

This federal Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) will support the organization Association Villageois 2.0 in Guinea to host a "TechCamp" event. The event aims to enhance the fact-checking skills of journalists, bloggers, and influencers to combat disinformation. The grant will enable a hybrid newsroom environment with...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) provides $545,000 to The Global Diversity Foundation, Inc. to rebuild and restore five types of tangible cultural heritage structures intrinsically linked to intangible cultural heritage that are an integral part of high Atlas agricultural livelihoods in Morocco. The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), provides $195,763.00 to Tahaluf Consulting And Capacity Development to deliver advanced training and mentorship in ICT, digital marketing, graphic design, management, and leadership skills to 50 young women who are last year university students or recent graduates in the West Bank. This award is an amendment that updates the scope of...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $249,999.92 cooperative agreement to Education For Employment (EFE) to implement the STARTECH Climate Action Lab (ST-CAL) project in Tunisia. The project aims to provide entrepreneurship and soft skills training to Tunisian youth interested in starting climate action-focused businesses. Key components of the project include: EFE-Tunisie conducting a virtual Training of Trainers (ToT) program and providing entrepreneurship...

This $202,518 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) program, aims to increase awareness and knowledge of digital entrepreneurship among 90 university students and women researchers from marginalized regions in northern and southern Tunisia. The goal is to create a pipeline of youth-led innovative solutions. This is an amendment to update the statement of work and add new award...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $204,487 to the Anoual Association, a non-profit organization in Kenitra, Morocco, to further train and empower 60-80 alumnae of the DigiGirlz Mentorship Program. The funding supports advancing the alumnae's innovative ideas through the incubator program, which will guide them from project ideation to market implementation via advanced training, mentoring, and networking. This award...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $139,521 Project Grant to support educational and cultural exchange programs in Morocco from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), which provides assistance to eligible organizations in the United States to support educational and cultural exchange activities implemented directly by U.S....

The Tunisian Scouts received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the Tourath-Scouts Cultural Heritage Project. The project will engage 70,000 youth scouts and non-scouts in all 24 regions of Tunisia in the preservation and protection of historic and cultural monuments. The project aligns with the grant program's goals of informing...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), aims to promote economic empowerment and job creation in Morocco's southern regions, with a focus on women, youth, and people with disabilities. The $499,390 award, active from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025, has been terminated in alignment with an executive order or ALDAC. The grant recipient is Southbridge A&I, a for-profit...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $189,538 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) federal grant program to the Association IFKER to undertake a community-based project to conserve and restore a unique collection of 2nd-3rd century CE Greco-Roman mythology-inspired mosaics currently stored at the archaeological site of Volubilis in Morocco. The award period is from September 13, 2021 through...