Cooperative Agreement SBE30022CA0005

The Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. (dba Atlantic Council) will receive $295,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation to mobilize strategic responses to counter Russian efforts undermining nonproliferation norms in Eastern Europe. Under this award made through the Department of State's Global Threat Reduction program, the Atlantic Council will deliver services from October 1, 2022 through...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $195,452 project grant to Latvijas Transatlantiska Organizacija (doing business as Lato) to support implementation of The Riga Conference. This leading high-level security forum in the Baltic/Nordic region was funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. The Riga Conference grant aligns with...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the International Centre for Defence and Security Studies located in Estonia. The grant funds the project "Strengthening Societal Resilience through Building Regional Expertise and Analytical Capacity in Civil Security Issues in Ukraine" from July 2, 2021 through October 31, 2022. The General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA 19.700) supports this effort to build expertise and...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $149,410 cooperative agreement to Atlantski Savet to increase local and cross-border collaboration and social cohesion among smaller and larger media organizations in North Macedonia and Serbia. The award aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between people in the targeted countries. Specifically, Atlantski Savet...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $249,991.62 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to The Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. to support non-governmental organizations combating disinformation and malign narratives spread via social and traditional media in Ukraine. Specifically, the Atlantic Council will empower citizen activists and media to combat disinformation using data analytical tools. The period of...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $248,210 Project Grant to the Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat to support participation on the United States Board with the Regional Cooperation Council from September 2022 through December 2022. This award falls under the EUR-Other federal grant program (CFDA 19.878), which aims to promote democratic and free market transitions in former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The key...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to raise awareness about smart city solutions and risks in Albania. The one-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support efforts to inform Albanian municipalities and the public about risks posed by threats to modern cities as well as opportunities for collaborating with Western technologies. Relevant...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism, under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701), provides $493,827 to encourage university students in Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia to promote social cohesion in communities where refugees from Ukraine reside and counter anti-Ukraine/Ukrainian narratives both online and offline. The award period runs from September 28, 2023 to March 28, 2025, with the prime recipient being the...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Georgian Foundation For Strategic And International Studies, a non-profit organization, to implement the project "The Advancing National-Security Discourse in Georgia". The grant falls under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900), which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. The project aims to advance...

This $189,255.90 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) will fund an intensive academic and practical virtual and U.S.-based program for 12 participants aged 18-25. The program aims to develop leadership, communication, and teambuilding skills, and educate participants on the principles of democracy, diversity, and community service. The University of Nebraska at Omaha,...