Project Grant SYE70024GR0001

The Internews Network will receive $987,654 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor. The grant aims to ensure Yemenis have access to fact-based, locally relevant quality media content that can be amplified and disseminated internationally. This award supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345). This program funds targeted efforts to address human rights...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $516,302 to Norfolk State University to establish a research framework for fostering digital capital and online safety among adolescents. The project aims to: Identify challenges and gaps for meaningful digital engagement among children Examine the relationship between children's digital capital, digital engagement, and perceptions of social solidarity Explore effective...

This Project Grant award for $500,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program is supporting the development and evaluation of a toolkit to engage youth in data-driven civic innovation. The project aims to create a suite of data and technology tools to empower youth-led community engagement, strengthen social cohesion, and support youth mental health and wellbeing. Key activities include co-designing tools for community...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant to the DT Institute through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to increase recognition and protection of human rights in Yemen. The DT Institute will empower Yemeni civil society to champion justice and accountability through documentation, reporting, and advocacy efforts regarding human rights abuses from September...

This $199,461.78 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program (CFDA 19.021) aims to increase youth's ability to activate media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. The award will build the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy programs for Palestinian youth. This...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) provides $36,984,641.81 to the New York State Urban Development Corporation (doing business as Empire State Development) to implement New York's Digital Equity Plan. The key activities to be delivered include distributing new and refurbished digital devices, upgrading and recycling devices, developing and...

New York University was awarded a $374,400 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to support the development of curricular resources and tools to advance middle school students' critical data literacy skills. Over the three-year period from July 2023 to June 2026, New York University will collaborate with 10 teachers across four schools to co-design curricula and remixing tools that...

This $2,100,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032), will support a range of digital inclusion initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Key activities include: Providing digital skills training and free/low-cost devices to individuals impacted by the justice system and those re-entering society through a "Learn2Earn" model; expanding STEM/digital...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $2,018,680 project grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program to IMMAP to support its "IMMAP Provision of Information Management Support to Yemen Crisis Response Clusters" program in Yemen. The grant aims to fund IMMAP's implementation of its humanitarian coordination, information management, and assessments work in Yemen from January 15, 2022 through March 14, 2023....

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $112,751.41 to Edraak For Training And Social Development, a non-profit organization and limited liability company based in Amman, Jordan. The 18-month award supports a hybrid economic inclusion and mobilization program for 100 Jordanian youth and women to develop emerging tech-focused skills in high demand both domestically and internationally....