The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $157,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation For Community Revitalization. The grant will facilitate cross-border visits for the 2024 and 2025 iterations of the U.S.-Canada Chinatown Solidarity Summit. The purpose is to strengthen cross-border partnerships and collaborations among minority-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promote...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in China from September 25, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). This program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals by informing and influencing foreign audiences and strengthening relationships between the U.S. and other nations. The funding will...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $380,655 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to the Conference Of Defence Associations Institute to host three virtual and one in-person event discussing security threats impacting Canada and the United States. Specifically, the funding will support events on climate security, women, peace, and security, and the rise of China and instability in the Indo-Pacific region. The period of...
This $110,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs supports the "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events" project led by the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China). The award, which runs from October 15, 2024 to March 6, 2025, is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The project aims to facilitate...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $271,350 project grant to Fulbright Canada through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Fulbright Canada will empower indigenous youth in Canada through scholarships and leadership training programs. The grant period runs from September 2021 through August 2022. Fulbright Canada will deliver scholarships and leadership development opportunities to indigenous youth in Canada, in alignment with the...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $1,681,558 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support American speakers, experts, delegations, collaborators and artists traveling to Montreal, Canada from September 14, 2022 to January 11, 2023. The funding will help strengthen ties between the digital ecosystems of the United States and Canada, and advance thinking on a desirable digital future. Printemps Numerique (doing business as Digital Spring) will...
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...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Cultural Vistas, Inc. a $250,000 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to run a small grants competition and program for young Pacific leaders. Cultural Vistas will deliver virtual webinars, a two-day kickoff workshop, and a debriefing seminar for grant recipients. They will also monitor the grants. The award period is from September 30, 2021 to June 29, 2023. The Public Diplomacy...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded Toronto Metropolitan University $196,991 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support two in-person exchange trips to Washington, D.C. in May 2022 and May 2023. The grant will fund participation of 30 Canadian fellows each year in the CanStudyUS program, which aims to provide non-partisan, open dialogue between interested young Canadian leaders and U.S. practitioners. The program seeks to help...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Native American Business Association on September 28, 2023 under the CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs." The grant will support the Second Phase of the First Nationals Collective Impact Program, which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and expand the relationship between the U.S. government and citizens of other countries. The funding will cover a range of...