Project Grant SMO55516GR018

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $158,632 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to Kayan - Feminist Organization on September 30, 2021 for a project ending March 31, 2023. The project aims to bring together Arab and Jewish social workers, political actors, and feminist leaders in a collaborative effort to end gender-based violence through cultural, educational, and information sharing activities. The...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, provides $395,000.00 to engage young women activists in the West Bank and Gaza. The purpose is to help them regain confidence in peacebuilding, learn advanced conflict mitigation skills, and facilitate community-level acts of reconciliation and hope. The award period runs from September 25, 2024 to March 25, 2026, and the place of...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Sidreh under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support Sidreh's efforts from October 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022 to create practical strategic plans to facilitate Bedouin women's access to rights in the areas of economic participation, basic needs, and freedom from gender-based violence in Israel. MEPI supports organizations and individuals...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Matan - Investing In The Community (NPA) on September 30, 2022 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The award will support efforts to instill a sense of urgency and responsibility for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among hundreds of religious, ethnic, and geographic communities in Israel. Specifically, the grantee will...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $181,171 cooperative agreement to KAV Mashve under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to advance equal opportunities for Arab youth to help them integrate and excel within the Israeli high-tech industry. The agreement period is from September 30, 2022 through December 30, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, KAV Mashve will deliver programs and services to support...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Histadrut The Working And Studying Youth, also known as Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will support a project to empower 100 Jewish and 100 Arab Israeli youth leaders to work together towards fair and safe working conditions for teenagers. The project aims to promote the program's objectives of...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $138,830 Project Grant to Tishreen Association through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support efforts to encourage citizen engagement in participatory governance and increase civil society's representation in municipal discussions and decision making processes in Israel from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. MEPI supports organizations and individuals in their...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $493,827 project grant to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to address barriers to women's participation in politics in Algeria. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345) and runs through March 31, 2024. The National Democratic Institute will use the funding to deliver programs and services...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,013 Project Grant to Merchavim-Institute For Advancement Of Shared Citizenship IS through the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant will strengthen and deepen the Arab Teacher Integration in Jewish Schools program in Israel from September 30, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program supports cultural, educational,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to A New Way under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to build collaboration abilities among Arab and Jewish youth potential leaders in Israel through workshops and joint community work from September 30, 2021 to March 31, 2023. The grant will support programs and activities, consistent with the program's objectives of actively promoting public...