Cooperative Agreement SAQMIP23CA0084

This $305,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) is to promote dialogue and strengthen the resilience of governments and NGOs in the Indo-Pacific region in countering economic coercion. The funding supports a multi-sectoral workshop to be conducted by the non-profit organization Asia Society between October 2024 and October 2025. The project aims to foster understanding and strengthen...

The Pacific Basin Development Council will update and implement the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa under a $106,250 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. Through this award made under EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program, PBDC will foster global competitiveness and meet regional economic needs by encouraging partnerships and collaboration...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $149,903.45 to Pacific Forum International to organize a 3-day Indo-Pacific think tank conference in India. The conference will convene 15 representatives from the Quad, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, along with 15 counterparts from India, and result in the publication of at least 15 joint research papers/articles on regional cooperation....

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Pacific Forum International a $249,990.81 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award will support Pacific Forum International in running a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop between September 2021 through September 2023. The workshop will include virtual roundtables, mentoring, and an in-person event in Hawaii. Pacific Forum International will also engage...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. This award is funded under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Cultural...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education to "BUILD EXPERTISE IN STRATEGIC ISSUES AMONG YOUTH FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR PEERS FROM JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A PLATFORM TO MEET AND ENGAGE REGULARLY ON GLOBAL ISSUES." This award, funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will facilitate cultural,...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Guam Community College to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. This includes an in-person "train the trainer" conference as well as ongoing virtual engagements. The award is funded through the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign...

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2023, supports Gravitas Pasifika, LLC in running a Young Pacific Leaders Conference to coincide with the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii. The award also funds virtual activities and follow-on initiatives. This project aligns with the Department of State's CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs," which seeks to advance U.S. foreign policy goals,...

This $316,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs will support a three-day TechCamp on combating climate change and developing climate resilience to natural disasters. The TechCamp will bring together 40 emerging science leaders and science communicators from the Pacific region. Cultural Vistas, Inc., doing business as Cultural Vistas, will deliver the TechCamp as a sub-awardee under the agreement. This award is being made through the...