This cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS) provided $24,005,780 in funding to Creative Associates International Inc. under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program. The grant was amended to add $129,611 in additional funding and had a performance period in Bahrain from September 30, 2004 to September 30, 2013. The scope of the grant likely involved projects aimed at promoting economic, political and social development...
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 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 $250,005.20 Project Grant to the Kemach Foundation under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will fund the provision of job training, guidance, and placement center services tailored to the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The MEPI program supports efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500), aims to train over 60 individuals in Bahrain with a digital entrepreneurial mindset. The $205,602 award, effective November 1, 2024 through March 2, 2025, supports the "YOUTUBE MASTERS 2 PROGRAM" to contribute to Bahrain's self-sustained economic growth through technology, media, and business. The award has been terminated...
The Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of State, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to the Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. (CIPE) to mitigate foreign investment risks in Chile through engagement and collaboration with the private sector, civil society, and the public sector. The award was terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. CIPE, a Washington...
This $360,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs supports the Centered Analysis and Training (ECO-CATALYST) project in Algeria through World Learning Inc. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023. The funding supports the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program, which aims to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle East and North Africa through organizations and individuals....
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $196,926 under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 19.500) to Association Al Jisr Partenaria T Ecole Entreprise (Association Al Jisr) to improve the skills and employability of 120 women and youth aged 18 to 35 in rural and peri-urban areas of Casablanca and Eljadida Province in Morocco. The goal of this Project Grant award is to deliver services that enhance beneficiaries' skills and employment...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $277,155 Project Grant to Wepower under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.500). The grant will support Wepower's "SPEAK OUT - PROMOTING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY DECISIONS IN ISSUES OF PEACE AND SECURITY" project from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The project will promote political, economic, and social engagement in the...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded Yarmouk University $122,959 under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program to increase demand-driven science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) employability skills of 200 fresh graduates and senior students in Jordan. The MEPI program supports organizations and individuals in their efforts to promote political, economic, and social engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Through this...