Cooperative Agreement SCI80023CA0039

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $123,999 Cooperative Agreement (SCI80024CA0011) to Fundacion Instituto Chileno Norteamericano De Cultura De Santiago, a non-profit organization in Chile, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The funding supports the organization's leadership and management of the Chile American Spaces (AS) network, including conducting annual strategic planning, organizing no-cost public...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $120,000 cooperative agreement to Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile to raise awareness of the 200-year relationship between the United States and Chile. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile will host an academic conference showcasing the U.S.-Chile partnership through seminars, discussion panels, and other activities. The conference aims to...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $166,069.75 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano (Centro Cultural) through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441). The grant will support Centro Cultural's implementation of strategic programs aligned with its mission priorities at the American Space Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano in El Salvador. Specifically, funding will provide for updates to the center's...

This Project Grant award of $131,153 from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the renovation of spaces at seven Binational Centers in Argentina. The grant funds proposals submitted by the centers to upgrade their facilities so they resemble American Spaces, as part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). This federal grant program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening...

Partners of the Americas, Inc. was awarded a $830,492 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the organization's FY 2022 Traditional Public Private Partnership Program. Funded under the agency's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415), the award will support Partners of the Americas' exchange activities from June 2022 through October 2023. As described under the CFDA, the project aims to...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $112,914 Project Grant to Alianza Cultural Uruguay Estados Unidos De America through the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant funding will support 260 new and existing English and STEM course scholarships at the Binational Center in Uruguay from May 2021 through August 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and...

This Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) in the amount of $328,734.58 will enhance training on countering disinformation and online violence, thereby fostering a more resilient democracy and strengthening bilateral relationships between the U.S. and Chile. The awardee, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile (UC De Chile), is a prominent international non-profit educational institution in Santiago,...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awarded a $213,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano De Chiclayo (ICPNA-Chiclayo), a non-profit organization in Peru. This award supports ICPNA-Chiclayo's work as a Binational Center focused on public diplomacy and cultural engagement between the United States and Peru. The funding enables a range of educational, cultural, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $159,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) supports the Asociacion Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano (CCCN), a non-profit educational institution in Costa Rica, to organize the 2025 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference, launch the 2025 Promising Youth Artists Program, create an Empowering Art Workshop, and participate in the Afrodescendent...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.415 Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges) provides $3,607,764.00 in funding to the University of Southern California (USC) to operate the American Film Showcase, a touring film screening and film capacity building exchange program. The award period runs from September 24, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The American Film Showcase program...