Project Grant SYE70014GR2

This $195,286 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program will fund the "TUKO PAMOJA: TANZANIAN CREATIVITY AND PERSPECTIVES IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE" project implemented by World Learning Inc. The award, with a performance period from Aug 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2026, will support an overseas educational and cultural exchange program focused on enhancing foreign language...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $354,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to Instituti Per Demokraci DHE Ndermjetsim in Albania from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The award aims to transform an existing model for educational and countering violent extremism stakeholder engagement into a mainstream national approach, and deepen community implementation of the model with current and new stakeholders such as municipal...

The purpose of this $362,224 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) is to enhance community resilience against violent extremism in Albania. The grant will support the expansion of the "School as Community Center" model nationwide. Key objectives include promoting responsible civic participation, helping students learn how to monitor and influence public policy, and...

This $395,656 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026) will fund a secondary analysis study on promising practices for addressing sexual violence in carceral settings. The Urban Institute, as the prime grantee, will comprehensively explore strengths and challenges in implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), elucidate PREA practices identified as most promising for...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will fund a $300,000 study on ethical practices for research conducted in armed conflict zones. The project aims to map existing knowledge on research ethics in conflict settings, document current practices around research data collection, storage, and security, and develop best practices and guidelines to protect researchers, subjects, and affected communities. Outputs...

The American Institute For Resource And Human Development, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, received a $141,130 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program (CFDA 84.021). The grant funds the development and delivery of a short-term curriculum development seminar for American educators focused on "Understanding the Interplay of Environment and Culture Through Everyday...

This federal Project Grant award of $740,009.87, awarded on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701), is intended to combat increased recruitment by groups with links to the Islamic State in educational settings in the Philippines, using social media alongside community engagement. The prime awardee, Equal Access International, is a non-profit organization with extensive experience in strategic...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $353,425 cooperative agreement to Instituti Per Demokraci DHE Ndermjetsim under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) on April 1, 2022. The agreement aims to empower local communities in Albania for strengthening resilience and preventing radicalization leading to violent extremism through multi-sector engagement. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide $353k in funding to support civil society and democracy building public...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) provides $132,854 to Hanoi Medical University in Vietnam to adapt and evaluate a mobile health intervention for improving HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among young men who have sex with men. The project aims to: (1) adapt the evidence-based "HealthMindr" app to the Vietnamese context; (2) examine the...

This Project Grant award of $125,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124) will support two trips to Indonesia around December 2024 and April 2025. The purpose is to build on existing relationships between the Center for Uyghur Studies and NGOs, academics, and journalists committed to promoting the Uyghur community. The funding will enable the Center for Uyghur Studies, a minority-owned...