Cooperative Agreement SAG10024CA0077

The purpose of this $400,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (DOS/ECA) to Creative Associates International Inc. under the parent Educational Exchange, American Studies Institute federal grant program was to implement a United States-Algeria School Linkages Program in Algeria from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. The US-Algeria School Linkages Program was a virtual exchange program that aimed to establish partnerships...

This $210,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) is designed to enhance the grant-writing and project management capabilities of Algerian community organizations. The award, which runs from September 30, 2024 to February 25, 2025, will fund in-person workshops and online courses to train Algerians on successfully designing, writing, and managing grants. Additionally, the award will...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $156,848 Project Grant under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) program (CFDA 19.036) to Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania. The grant aims to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat the illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage, with a focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea. The key products and services to be delivered through this...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $222,300 Cooperative Agreement to the Youth Tamdoult Association For Culture And Development, a non-profit organization in Morocco. The purpose of this award is to implement a series of alumni capacity building and networking events under the "Alumni Connect" brand. The funding will support these professional development and civic engagement activities over a 2-year period from October 1,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) provides $545,000 to The Global Diversity Foundation, Inc. to rebuild and restore five types of tangible cultural heritage structures intrinsically linked to intangible cultural heritage that are an integral part of high Atlas agricultural livelihoods in Morocco. The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $100,000 to World Learning Inc. to implement a 12-month program that enhances the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Algeria. The program aims to empower 75 youth, especially women and minorities in remote areas, through training in online entrepreneurship. The award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. World Learning Inc. is a...

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $103,466.50 to Project Peacepal, doing business as Global One To One, through the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to recruit 12 English language teachers from underprivileged areas in Algeria with 60 students, and six New Mexico high school teachers with 50 students, to engage in a virtual cross-cultural exchange between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to...

The University of Chicago was awarded a $357,246 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to strengthen conservation and management practices for Central Asian museum conservators. The goal is to ensure the protection and preservation of key cultural heritage throughout the Central Asia region. This effort is funded through the State Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports foreign policy objectives by...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $174,705.76 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The grant will support efforts by the Institut des Hautes Etudes et Recherches Islamiques Ahmed Baba de Tombouctou (IHERI-ABT) to verify bibliographic metadata for approximately 43,000 manuscripts held in its collections in Tombouctou and Bamako, Mali. Specifically, IHERI-ABT...