Cooperative Agreement SBG30017CA004

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...

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 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,325 cooperative agreement to the Jaago Foundation of Bangladesh to support operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center from the Assistance for Small Foreign Friends Fund for FY22. Under this award made on September 30, 2022 and concluding on September 30, 2023, the Jaago Foundation will deliver services that support the goals of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $116,900 cooperative agreement to Information And Resource Centers Pa to support programmatic activities at eight American Spaces in Kyrgyzstan from September 2022 through August 2023. Funded under the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441), the award will support a national debate match, Space Week programs and workshops, STEM programming based on the program's five core pillars, as well as costs...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $122,000 Cooperative Agreement to Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO, a non-profit organization, to support effective programming within the American Spaces network in Kazakhstan over a 12-month period from September 16, 2024 to September 16, 2025. This award, funded through the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, aims to improve the administrative and operational capacities of American Spaces coordinators in...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) is intended to balance and diversify the Central Asian media landscape. The key objectives are to increase access to licensed American content for Central Asian audiences and enhance the skills of local media content producers. The prime awardee, International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX), will work to achieve these goals...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) on Sep 30, 2024. The purpose of this award is to train 160 L2D-IA graduates as Youth Master Trainers (YMTs) to teach digital literacy, critical thinking, and online safety. The YMTs will conduct 320 training sessions, and 100 of them will become social media influencers to expand the program's reach. IREX, a global...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $117,665 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center of Georgia to support American Corner activities from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The award complements support provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of American Spaces under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between the...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $104,138 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano (ICDA), also known as Dominico Americano, a private, non-profit educational institution in the Dominican Republic. The grant funding supports initiatives to empower youth, teachers, and exchange alumni in the Dominican Republic, fostering their engagement with U.S. State Department programs and utilizing...

The Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO will receive $163,458 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on October 1, 2022 to implement the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program through September 30, 2023. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the ECA – American Spaces program aims to provide free and open access to U.S. information and develop skills through cultural and information centers worldwide. Specifically, the...