Cooperative Agreement 72061118LA00001

The National Science Foundation SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities awarded a $143,000 project grant to support research titled "Women’s Political Participation in a Transitioning Democracy" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to promote basic research and education in the social sciences through funding research that contributes to scientific understanding and...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $349,880 to Love Politics under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the pilot project "Love Politics - A Nonpartisan Political Leadership Training Program for the Next Generation of Responsible Politicians." The project will provide political leadership training to participants through classes starting in January 2023, with applications accepted starting in fall 2022. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Project Grant of $1,080,020.00 to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a non-profit organization, on August 30, 2023. The grant is provided under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) and supports ACYPL's program to promote ties between emerging foreign leaders in policymaking and politics and their American counterparts. The program aims to strengthen...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) provides $118,007 to William Marsh Rice University to create a new initiative to engage, support, and promote the study of legislative politics across gender and sub-disciplinary divides. The initiative will host virtual events, seminars, and an annual in-person conference, maintain a website and listserve with over 550 members, and promote women's...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $3,000,000 project grant to Democracy International, Inc. to support local engagement in Tunisia's political process and voter participation as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program. The grant will fund a project in Tunisia from October 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019 to promote civic participation and voter engagement through activities such as voter education, civic participation training, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, supports the FY 2024 Leaders Lead On-Demand program implemented by World Learning Inc. The $1,020,000 award will fund four to six distinct on-demand exchange projects for approximately 55 foreign and 20 U.S. participants, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to December...

Under a $249,926 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Cultural Vistas, Inc. will implement a regional workshop on civic education for good governance engaging Youth for Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) members across Southeast Asia. The agreement was awarded on August 20, 2021 under the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $685,717 cooperative agreement to Great Lakes Community Action Partnership under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will fund leadership development and professional skills training programs through May 2024 to strengthen participants and provide emerging leaders opportunities to collaborate, share ideas and strategies on pressing...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) to the Global Youth Leadership Center Inc. located in Milpitas, CA. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to February 27, 2025, is intended to amplify youth voices in Bangladesh's policymaking process and build their leadership capacities through surveys, policy camps, and workshops. The ultimate goal is to influence...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to run a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on sports leadership in California, with virtual activities and post-workshop follow-on activities. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between Americans and global...