Project Grant STC10021GR3016
Award Date
9/3/21
Completion Date
12/31/22
Dollars Obligated
$245K
Funding Federal Agency
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Awarding Federal Agency
US Embassy Abu Dhabi
Federal Grant Program
19.021
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
United Arab Emirates
Similar Awards
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support Games For Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, in hosting the Games for Change Summit Middle East in December 2023. The event will convene approximately 300 attendees at the Yas Media Technology Campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE to strengthen industry ties between the U.S. and Middle East North Africa (MENA) game development communities. The grant will enable Games For...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $186,511.70 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) on March 22, 2021 to Meridian International Center through a Cooperative Agreement. The award funded the launch of an interactive digitally-enabled exhibit at Dubai Expo to engage audiences on the historic US-UAE partnership of 50 years through 50 photos during UAE's 50th anniversary of nationhood on December 2, 2021. ...
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, awarded a $175,010 Cooperative Agreement to Tie, Inc. on August 12, 2024. The purpose of this award is to organize program and logistical support for the first MENA Regional WE Empower Summit, to be held September 17-19, 2024, for alumni of U.S. government women and youth programs. The summit will leverage U.S. and UAE entrepreneurship expertise and training. The funding will support...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $148,402.80 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) to support the AWE 5.0 program, a fully tailored scaling journey for an all-Emirati cohort of women leaders and entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates. The program aims to help this group leverage a powerful network of over 150 UAE-based women leaders through a 15-month initiative starting on October 1, 2024 and concluding on December 31, 2025. This grant is funded...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $105,500 project grant to Company E through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant period runs from December 23, 2022 through March 31, 2023 to acknowledge the vision of the United Arab Emirates to diversify its economy through the digital sector. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals and national security objectives by informing and influencing foreign...
<p>This $175,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support New York University's (NYU) operation of programs at the NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center. The funding will enable NYU to deepen strategic relationships between the U.S. and the UAE's education and cultural institutions through these programs, which will be delivered over the period from September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.</p>
Under the $147,795.20 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Film Independent, Inc. will provide skills training to 24-30 Emirati filmmakers through online and in-person workshops on short film and episodic storytelling by March 2023. The award is part of the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program, with the objective of promoting cultural understanding through media efforts. Film Independent will teach filmmakers to craft...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded New York University a $125,000 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to develop the careers of 10 UAE-based artists and deepen and expand strategic partnerships for spoken word performance and youth engagement in art and cultural preservation by December 31, 2022. The grant aims to support programs, projects and activities focused on cultural,...
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...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $168,353.62 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) program. The grant is intended to empower 162 young individuals aged 19-25 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem by enhancing their leadership potential and equipping them with skills for peacebuilding and nonviolent activism. The primary awardee for this grant is the non-profit...