This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600) provides $234,360.00 in funding to support three Tunisian student leaders to study at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2025-2026 academic year. The award was made on October 1, 2024 and is set to conclude on June 30, 2026. The grantee, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX), is a global non-profit organization that specializes in implementing...
This $199,461.78 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program (CFDA 19.021) aims to increase youth's ability to activate media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. The award will build the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy programs for Palestinian youth. This...
This $3,704,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program aims to prepare the next generation of decision makers, thought leaders, and community activists. The award to the International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX), a global non-profit organization, will empower participants to assume greater leadership roles in their...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS) awarded a cooperative agreement under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program to Creative Associates International Inc. for $318,2284. The scope of the grant was for Libyan Engagement and Governance Through Applied Learning in Libya from September 30, 2013 to February 29, 2016. This grant aimed to support the Department of State's efforts to strengthen civic engagement and governance capacity building in Libya...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS), through its Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program, awarded Creative Associates International Inc. $4,000,000 to implement the "Community Driven Grants Program" in Libya. The cooperative agreement had a performance period starting on September 20, 2011 and ending on January 31, 2013. The place of performance for this grant was Libya. The grant description indicated the funds were to support...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $2,100,000 Cooperative Agreement titled "MIRSAL" to BBC Media Action to strengthen information and media integrity in Libya over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. The award, funded under USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to enhance the capacity of media practitioners and consumers in Libya to promote social cohesion and mitigate information manipulation...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $905,585 Project Grant to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting -US to strengthen human rights civil society organizations in Libya and increase recognition of human rights. The grant will fund programs from September 1, 2022 to April 1, 2024 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The Institute for War and Peace Reporting -US, doing...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $4,900,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award aims to improve the effectiveness of key Libyan institutions and build the capacity of diverse Libyan actors to advance the democratic political transition, including national and local elections, and support a stronger, more inclusive democratic culture in Libya. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aimed to balance and diversify the Central Asian media landscape. The $500,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to March 4, 2025, sought to increase access to licensed American content for Central Asian audiences and enhance the skills of local media content producers. The primary awardee, International Research and...
Amideast will implement a Space Camp exchange program for Libyans through a $135,267 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The grant supports the Investing in People in the Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which aims to promote cultural, educational, and public diplomacy efforts in the region through projects, activities, and media efforts. Under the June 6, 2023 to September 30, 2024 award, Amideast will recruit Libyan...