100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund

WHA’s signature hemisphere-wide 100K Strong Initiative provides funds to teams of U.S. and regional education institutions to build partnerships that expand access to educational exchanges and training opportunities in the Americas. 100K Strong champions American excellence and innovation, creates long-term public-private-academic sector partnerships that ensure a stronger, more secure, and prosperous Hemisphere. 100K Strong benefits U.S. economies and projects American innovation and strength by establishing deep, long-term institutional partnerships that also counter China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere. Primary goals include following:
a) increase number of grants available to HEIs throughout the Western Hemisphere; b) foster connectivity between HEIs in the region; 3) promote and select competitive 100K program proposals from HEIs; 4) monitor 100K projects and support HEI-grant recipients during implementation and reporting; 5) conduct evaluation of impact of 100K grants on HEI recipients and students/faculty; 6) distribute targeted 100K-branded materials; 7) identify and cultivate non-USG funds from regional private, public, academic sectors in coordination with WHA-DC and WHA Posts.

Must consult specific announcement as posted. on grants.gov or via Letter of Invitation (limited competition) in coordination with regional Bureau and A/GA

The Recipient must submit all requests, in writing to the Grants , before the project period end date indicated on form DS-1909. Final approval is subject to review and acceptance by the GO. Unless otherwise specified in the award, provisions of the applicable Federal cost principles and other Federal administrative requirements for prior approval apply only to the activities and expenditures specified in the award. Written prior approval, by way of amendment, from the Department of State’s Grants Officer is required for: Change in the scope or the objective of the project or program (even if there is no associated budget revision requiring prior written approval; change in a key personnel specified in the application or award document; the absence for more than three months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project, by the approved project director or principal investigator; the need for additional Federal funding; the transfer of amounts budgeted for indirect costs to absorb increases in direct costs; or, an extension of the period of performance.

Varies according to specific cooperative agreement and grant award. Please consult specific announcement as posted in NOFO and/or on grants.gov