Cooperative Agreement SBR25026CA0003

The International Research and Exchanges Board Inc., doing business as IREX, was awarded a $6.7 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (19.415) program. The award supports IREX's Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program through May 31, 2024. Under the award, IREX will deliver entrepreneurial leadership curriculum, events, and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $14,377 project grant to support the 2023 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship program in Zimbabwe. The grant was awarded on May 1, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2023. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the funding will support the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship, which provides leadership training,...

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to run a Young Pacific Leaders small grants workshop, virtual activities, and debriefing seminar. The award period extends from Sep 30, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026. This grant supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening relationships between the United States and international...

This cooperative agreement award of $1,277,856 from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports WorldChicago's Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) program through December 2024. The funding supports WorldChicago, doing business as the International Visitors Center of Chicago, in delivering the YTILI program for $1,050,000 through December 31, 2022. The YTILI program is conducted under the agency's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs -...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, provides $250,000.00 to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit exchange organization. The funding will support the implementation of a Young Pacific Leaders Small Grants Workshop, virtual activities, and a debriefing seminar. This project aims to promote global understanding and collaboration among individuals and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $277,275 to Teach 4 All Mexico AC to fund participation of 25 high school students in a leadership exchange program through July 1, 2024. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance US foreign policy goals through programs that expand international educational...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

This $310,000 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) supports Corporacion Taller Prodesal Promocion Popular Y De Alternativas Al Desarrollo in delivering entrepreneurship and skills training programs for at-risk youth in Colombia's Caribbean region. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee will work with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures, provide business development and audio-visual production training, and offer $310K...