Federal International Development Grants

This grant provides funding for projects that aim to preserve cultural heritage in Kenya, including historic buildings, archaeological sites, and traditional cultural expressions.

This grant provides funding to non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Ukraine to establish and strengthen partnerships between cities, promoting economic development, innovation, and cultural exchange in support of Ukraine's recovery and democratic growth.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to various organizations working to combat the proliferation of advanced conventional weapons by China and Russia, focusing on enhancing security and defense capabilities in vulnerable nations.

This funding opportunity supports community-impact projects led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Morocco, empowering them to address shared U.S.-Morocco priorities while commemorating America's 250th anniversary.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to improve advising services for Nigerian students seeking higher education in the United States, helping to reduce barriers to access and promote informed study abroad.

The long-term purpose of the BEST activity is to improve learning outcomes and necessary skillsof students, particularly the most marginalized groups so that they remain in primary schoolsand effectively transition to lower secondary education. The overarching objective of BEST is tointroduce the most cost-effective education solution to improve Khmer literacy and Read-to-Learn abilities among grade 4 students.Specific objectives are:1) To revise core textbook for Khmer grade 4 and develop cost-effective and practicalliteracy packages for grade 4;2) To improve teachers competencies in teaching literacy in target primary schools; and3) To produce and disseminate evidence that supports the Ministry of Education, Youthand Sports efforts to scale-up successful practices.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for local non-government organizations in Algeria to implement projects that foster cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges between the United States and Algeria.

A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Kinshasa announces an Open Competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote accountable, transparent, and democratic governance and promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all individuals. In this vein, selected projects will target youth and women interested in becoming political leaders in their communities and country. Projects will focus on education and empowerment, and will develop curricula, that cover civic engagement, peaceful participation in political processes, ethics in politics, community leadership and advocacy. Goals Projects should demonstrate systemic change and be designed to achieve the following objectives: Objective 1: Inspire youth and womens desire to participate in democratic processes by enlisting experienced youth and women in politics to develop a mentorship program. Objective 2: Develop entrepreneurial capacities of youth and women that contribute towards access to educational programs, creating sustainable income-generating activities, and paying for involvement in electoral processes. Objective 3: Inspire youth and womens desire to participate in democratic processes by enlisting experienced youth and women in politics to develop a mentorship program. Objective 4: Develop entrepreneurial capacities of youth and women that contribute towards access to educational programs, creating sustainable income-generating activities, and paying for involvement in electoral processes. Objective 5: Establish centers of learning and capacity-building for open dialogue among youth and women, civil society, governments, and the communities they serve. Objective 6: Empower key reformers and actors to promote access to justice, strengthen checks on executive power, and incorporate citizen-responsive governance to reduce corruption and improve the delivery of public services. Objective 7: Provide technical support and integrate program with or leverage existing programs, local resources, and/or the activities of other donors.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to officially recognized American Corners in Portugal to enhance their facilities and programming that promote U.S. culture, values, and innovation within local communities.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in developing programs that strengthen ties and mutual understanding between the United States and Venezuela, particularly in higher education partnerships.

This program provides funding for organizations and individuals to create projects that strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding between the United States and North Macedonia through various initiatives, including exchanges, artistic workshops, and community development.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions working to strengthen ties between Palestinian communities and the United States through projects focused on economic development, education, tourism, and media resilience.

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY2024 Global Media Makers (GMM) program. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct a professional development program for film and television content creators from participating countries to enhance their skills and to support local creative economies. This program, like other ECA film program models, seeks to elevate influential voices that are building resilient civil societies by using film and television content to address critical local issues including, but not limited to, the climate crisis, democratic governance, freedom of expression, pluralism, tolerance, womens and youth empowerment.The FY 2024 GMM program will connect up to 50 mid-career film and television professionals ("Fellows) with professionals (Mentors) from the U.S. entertainment industry who will facilitate behind-the-scenes access, bolster Fellows technical skills and creative content development, and build the foundations for lasting professional networks. Fellows will travel to the United States for a four-to-six-week residency, which will take place primarily in Los Angeles (L.A.), to work on projects with a team of mentors to receive state-of-the-art-training and industry access to support conceptual development of independent, authentic, and compelling content for distribution in the Fellows home countries. Please see the full announcement for additional information.

This program provides funding for organizations to preserve and protect cultural heritage in Zambia and around the world, supporting projects like restoring historical sites and conserving traditional arts.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. and UAE educational and nonprofit organizations in developing innovative lunar payload concepts through collaborative projects involving graduate students.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. and Nigerian nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in enhancing collaboration in the creative, digital, and innovation sectors to strengthen economic ties and create job opportunities.

A project to encourage the development and dissemination of a global credential and related credentialing or certification program based on international standards for substance use professionals. Drug use disorders extensively harm health, including mental health, safety, economic well-being, fuel organized crime, and negatively impact political, social, and economic stability. Many governments as well as individual drug demand reduction professionals provide services but have little experience and few methods to determine if those programs or their efforts are effective, evidence-based, and meeting international standards or their own program goals. To encourage and document the improvement of the prevention, treatment, and recovery services, the workforce requires training to an agreed international standard and then an agreed global credential to ensure that the substance use disorder workforce is performing to that standard. Project Vision: Drug demand reduction is the field of counternarcotics that recognizes that an epidemic only ends when we reduce the number of new cases. Through a well-trained, credentialed, and enthusiastic professional workforce in the combined fields of prevention, treatment, and recovery support, we will reduce the number of those suffering from substance use disorder globally and provide a social framework that supports recovery and ongoing prevention of substance use disorders. Project Goal(s) and Objectives: Professionals that work in the drug demand reduction field including prevention, treatment, and recovery support services come from a variety of academic and non-academic backgrounds. Given the sensitive personal, political, and cultural nature of substance use disorder, it is critical to ensure that those entrusted with positions in these areas can be readily identified as having the skills, experience, and understandings of the international standards and the implementation of those standards as they work. While some nations have their own processes for testing and certification, most do not. Poor services, especially those that violate human rights, in any country negatively impact the substance use disorder field. This negative impact has far-reaching consequences globally based on historical misunderstandings of the nature of substance use disorder. For these reasons, we seek to foster a climate where training and expertise are recognized and required for participation as a professional in the practice of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Credentialing should also be encouraged as many working in this field work as volunteers or are working in related fields such as education or youth services. The overall goal of this project is to promote and develop the framework for the credentialing or certification of professionals in this field, in order to improve overall care of persons with substance use disorders, similar to other medical professionals. Through the development of an international credential secured through standardized examination, the project will also work to decrease the stigma associated with work 5 | Page related to substance use disorders. All competencies and testing should promote and encompass those international standards developed under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), which have been accepted globally.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative projects led by alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs in Botswana, focusing on using sports to drive economic growth and social inclusion.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to engage international audiences on key policy issues through expert-led programs focused on America First priorities.

This funding opportunity supports projects that foster mutual understanding and cooperation between Kenya and the United States, targeting young Kenyans, civil society leaders, and educational institutions.