Project Grant SSA40024GR0502

This $319,779 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) is intended to provide young Saudi women emerging leaders in tech-related fields with training in leadership and entrepreneurial skills, personalized mentorship, networking opportunities, and guidance on creating and implementing their own initiatives. The award recipient is the Institute of International Education Inc. (IIE), a global non-profit...

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 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by 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, will enable Family Health International (FHI 360) to implement the Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy programs. The $3,080,000 award will support initiatives designed to address U.S. foreign policy goals and promote key U.S. values related to education, community engagement, and...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will facilitate partnership opportunities between U.S. and Saudi Arabian higher education institutions (HEIs). The $125,000 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2025, will support virtual and in-person workshops, as well as a delegation visit from U.S. university leaders to Saudi Arabia. This effort falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to...

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 $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 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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, SECAGD24CA0567, was granted by 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) grant program. The $1,563,308 award supports the implementation of FY 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) professional development exchanges to address U.S. foreign policy by increasing opportunities for girls, women, people with disabilities, and marginalized...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $100,047.50 Project Grant to Palestine: Sports For Life through the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to plan and execute a second round of the "My Education, My Power" program for 140 Palestinian students. The program aims to support cultural, educational, and information efforts in the Middle East and North Africa region through activities focused on promoting...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $249,834 to the MLSE Foundation in Canada to support the advancement of U.S. diplomatic goals with Canada in the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Specifically, the funding will be used to facilitate coaches exchanges, leadership programs, and youth sports programming to form stronger ties between the U.S. and Canada. The project will be carried out from October 1, 2024 to...