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HED Awards 13 More USAID-Funded Grants in Africa-U.S. Higher
Education Initiative Grant Competition
Oct. 29, 2009
Higher Education for Development (HED) and the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) announced this week that an
additional 13 partnerships will be funded through the
Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grant Competition.
Funding was originally proposed and awarded for 20 partnerships in
April 2009. However, the competition drew such a high level of interest,
with nearly 300 applications submitted, that USAID decided to award
funding to 13 additional applications.
Partnerships, comprised of one U.S. and one African higher education
institution, will each receive $50,000 grants from USAID to develop
plans to address regional and national economic development priorities,
including such as engineering, health, agriculture, environment and
natural resources, science and technology, education and teacher
training/preparation, and business, management, and economics.
HED promotes higher education’s engagement in social and
economic development through institutional and human capacity building
in developing countries. Established in 1992, HED assists the nation's
six major presidential higher education associations, including the
American Council on Education, in partnering with USAID and other
development agencies, donor organizations, and foundations.
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