Project Grant STS80021GR3035

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $3,000,000 project grant to Democracy International, Inc. to support local engagement in Tunisia's political process and voter participation as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program. The grant will fund a project in Tunisia from October 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019 to promote civic participation and voter engagement through activities such as voter education, civic participation training, and...

This $249,999.92 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the STARTECH Climate Action Lab (ST-CAL) project. The project aims to provide Tunisian youth interested in starting climate action-focused businesses with entrepreneurship and soft skills training. The primary awardee, Education For Employment (EFE), will work with its Tunisian affiliate EFE-Tunisie to deliver a range of...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS), through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), awarded $1,250,000 to Democracy International, Inc. (DI) to support local partners in developing a network for election monitoring innovation and building a community of civil society organizations in Tunisia. Under this grant, subawards were provided to the Association Tunisienne pour l'Eveil Democratique (ATED), ONA Systems Inc., Innova Tunisia, I...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $500,000 to Georgia TECH Research Corp to create and evaluate a toolkit that supports youth-led civic engagement and builds social cohesion within local communities. The project aims to develop data-driven technologies, including software tools for community data collection, visualization, and storytelling, to enable youth to access civic data, engage...

This federal Project Grant award of $202,518.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500) program, aims to increase awareness and knowledge of digital entrepreneurship among 90 university students and women researchers from marginalized regions in northern and southern Tunisia. The goal is to create a pipeline of youth-led innovative projects. This is an amendment to update the Statement of Work and add new...

This Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Project Grant from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS/NEA) totaling $925,988 aimed to fund the ENDING TERRORISM THROUGH TUNISIAN YOUTH SERVICE ACTION LOCALLY (ETTYSAL) program implemented by Creative Associates International Inc. in Tunisia from September 7, 2016 to March 11, 2018. One subgrant was awarded to the University of Southern California Department of Contracts and Grants Division to...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to Injaz For The Creation Of Opportunities For Jordanian Youth under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The 12-month grant, which began on October 1, 2023, supports the "Cultural Exchange Through Digital Designs" program. This initiative seeks to strengthen the employability and capacity of Jordanian youth and entrepreneurs, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, through...

The Tunisian Scouts received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the Tourath-Scouts Cultural Heritage Project. The project will engage 70,000 youth scouts and non-scouts in all 24 regions of Tunisia in the preservation and protection of historic and cultural monuments. The project aligns with the grant program's goals of informing...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Komuniteti Mysliman I Shqiperise to build capacities and skills among young people to prevent and counter extremism and radicalization in Albania. The grant was awarded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) and will support related civil society and democracy building public diplomacy efforts from...