Project Grant SSA20022GR0008

The Atlantic Council will provide a mini MBA experience for 40 Saudi women entrepreneurs through $349,259 from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Funded under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program (CFDA 19.021), the Atlantic Council proposes workshops, mentoring, and educational modules to expand connections developed during an initial phase of the Ignite program. This cooperative agreement will support cultural, educational, and information...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provided a $150,000 cooperative agreement award under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to Family Health International (FHI 360) from July 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. Through this award, FHI 360 will provide a customized version of their Teaching English as a Youth Language (TEYL) program and training to 200 Saudi Ministry of Education supervisors. The supervisors will then present and assist training of...

This Project Grant award of $199,999 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) aims to improve the economic participation of 350 vulnerable female youth in three underserved governorates in Jordan. The funding will support activities to facilitate stable employment in the private sector or self-employment for this target population. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Questscope for Social...

The University of Iowa Institute for International Business (IIB) was awarded a $138,497.50 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to train and empower women in Western Saudi Arabia under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). Working in partnership with Education for Employment (EFE), IIB will deliver a program from September 2021 through August 2022 to nurture women in Western Saudi Arabia and enable them to become drivers...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $112,681 to Yemen Reads Foundation under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program on September 30, 2025. This project grant supports a NextGen initiative designed to train 20 rural Yemeni youth in remote work skills and artificial intelligence-based entrepreneurship using American tools. The program aims to empower participants to...

Directed Analytics Inc. received a $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop an automated employability skills framework. The one-year project will create a scalable software platform integrating data from school districts and higher education programs on transition methods and employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. Using machine learning, the...

The University of Texas at Austin received a $145,069.59 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to support the proposed program focusing on building the capacity of women entrepreneurs to strengthen the Saudi Arabian entrepreneurial ecosystem. The grant was awarded on August 2, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. As...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,660,681.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will support a holistic intervention to build the capacity of youth in El Salvador through education and vocational training. The project aims to build the capacity of teachers while also stimulating demand for labor among the Salvadoran business community, with a focus on training for youth who may be likely to...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. on June 26, 2023 to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500). This program aims to foster a new generation of civically engaged leaders and social entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region. Through this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning will administer the Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program, which provides academic...

This $1,875,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 YouthBuild program) to Social Enterprise & Training Center Inc. on February 1, 2025. The grant will fund a 40-month program to provide comprehensive workforce development services, including occupational skills training in construction, manufacturing, and culinary arts, as well as educational services for high school equivalency and OSHA safety certifications, to...