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The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $163,842 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Center in Bangladesh for Fiscal Year 2023. This award, made under the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, will fund the EMK Center's role in supporting U.S. public diplomacy efforts through cultural and educational programming. Key activities...

The Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh from FY2023 through FY2024. The funding, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the EMK Center's role in delivering cultural and educational programming to advance U.S. public diplomacy...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a cooperative agreement of $157,184 to Jaago Foundation on September 30, 2025, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Center in Bangladesh through September 30, 2026. The funding is provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by strengthening bilateral relationships and promoting...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001) provides $500,000 in funding to support the creation of a pan-African permanent capital investment vehicle for equity. The purpose of this initiative is to deliver low-carbon, climate-resilient affordable student housing and facilitate market entry into Uganda. The prime awardee, Mida Advisors LLC, is a minority-owned small...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $4,004,820.34 cooperative agreement to Eurasia Foundation to foster and strengthen people-to-people ties through an academic, year-long exchange program for university-aged students. This award will support services under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900, which provides civil society and democracy building public...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2.7 million cooperative agreement to Building Markets LTD under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for East Asia (CFDA 19.511) program. In its second year, the award will continue supporting refugee entrepreneurs in Turkey through Building Markets' Sustainable Marketplace Program. The program delivers services to refugee entrepreneurs such as digital growth tools through sub-awards to organizations like Pusula...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $199,400 project grant to support a sports mentorship program for emerging Pacific women leaders. The grant, awarded January 31, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support piloting a program modeled after the U.S. Department of State ESPN Global Sports Mentoring Program. The program will provide mentorship to 10 emerging women leaders from the Pacific region through January 31, 2028. The Public...

Cooperative Agreement Summary: ACCESS Summit The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded The Asia Foundation a $113,155 Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs (CFDA 19.022) to implement the ACCESS Summit, a regional leadership and English language proficiency initiative. Commencing September 26, 2025, and concluding September 30, 2026, the award supports the convening and capacity-building of students and teachers from Cambodia, Laos, and...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $555,606 Project Grant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat through the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124). The grant will support the APEC Women and Economy Sub-Fund by funding projects and initiatives that advance the economic empowerment of women in the Asia-Pacific region from September 13, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The East Asia and Pacific Grants Program aims to support the...