Project Grant SSA40019GR0002

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $114,764.10 to Lead Morocco under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to organize "She Plays Football," a capacity building program for female coaches and young female athletes. The program will provide soccer techniques, health and body awareness training, and soft skills development in Morocco from June 2022 through December 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign...

The Global Foundation For Peace Through Soccer received a $177,993 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to implement the "MOROCCAN VOICES EMPOWERING YOUTH IN MARRAKECH-SAFI" program in Morocco. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the funding will...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $207,732 project grant to Global Impact Initiative under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The grant funded the BUILDING KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS FOR THIRD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA THROUGH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT project from October 1, 2021 through July 15, 2022. The project delivered training and community...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $206,763.80 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to support two linked sports diplomacy programs implemented from June to October 2022. Palestine: Sports For Life received funding to conduct the 2022 U.S. Sports Envoy Program throughout the Palestinian Territories and host a third round of the U.S.-Palestinian Youth Summer Camp. The programs aimed to promote public...

This $130,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) supports the following activities in São Tomé and Príncipe: Construction of 4 korfball courts and provision of related equipment and training for 16 physical education teachers to facilitate matches between schools. Conduct of 7 speaking activities on citizenship, human rights, and development in conjunction with the athletic events. The award was made...

SKIES Project Grant Summary The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. received a $220,286 Project Grant award dated October 1, 2025, from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education—Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The SKIES (Skills and Knowledge for Interdisciplinary Preparation of Special Education and Speech-Language Professionals) project supports personnel...

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...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to run a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on sports leadership in California, with virtual activities and post-workshop follow-on activities. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between Americans and global...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the International Republican Institute under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021). The award will fund a program to train a minimum of 16 youth from Deir Ezzor, Syria to counter radicalization in their home communities through in-person and virtual messaging campaigns from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Specifically, the training will empower...