This $250,659 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to strengthen the network of peace advocates in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The grant supports efforts to broaden a cross-border professional network dedicated to fostering sustainable peace, equipped with both traditional and innovative peacebuilding practices. Key activities include developing professional capacities, facilitating...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) totals $300,148.90 and will be implemented from October 1, 2024 to February 26, 2025. The overall goal of the program is to enhance Armenian society's capacity for peaceful conflict resolution through strengthened skills in conflict analysis, resolution, negotiation, and mediation. The prime awardee is Yerevan State University, a...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $121,086 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation, a non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024, to December 31, 2025, will fund the organization's program to facilitate conflict transformation through storytelling and peace education initiatives. The...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $199,944 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Impact Hub Armenia Social Innovation Development Foundation. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to February 26, 2025, aims to empower Armenian youth, particularly those in rural communities and from disadvantaged backgrounds, by fostering entrepreneurship and social innovation skills. The...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to develop and implement activities promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in Armenia utilizing the expertise of U.S. government alumni. The goal of the project is to support civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through public diplomacy...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $125,000.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The goal is to enhance English proficiency among Armenian youth aged 16 to 35, with at least 70% from Nagorno-Karabakh, and to offer capacity-building activities that expand career opportunities. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization Project Harmony Inc., which...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to strengthen community-level emergency preparedness and scale up ongoing disaster risk reduction activities in Armenia. The award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to July 2025, was granted to the Czech non-profit organization Clovek V Tisni, O.p.s. The organization specializes in humanitarian assistance, development...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $275,320 project grant to CEC Artslink Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support ART PROSPECT, a project bringing together U.S. and Russian artists to explore their respective nations' complicated histories through two intensive creative residencies in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan from October 2022 to December 2023. The project aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $117,500 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Kunsthauswien GMBH. The funding supports Kunsthauswien's invitation of four American and US-based artists—Alia Ali, Nakeya Brown, Pixy Liao, and Carmen Winant—to showcase their works at the Photo Festival Foto Wien from March 5 to March 31, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through civic engagement and...
This $3,900,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to strengthen elections and political processes in Armenia. The key objectives are to: 1) improve election administration, 2) strengthen capacities for political participants, and 3) foster opportunities for political participation. The prime awardee is the Consortium for Elections & Political Process...