Cooperative Agreement SECAGD14CA1087

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $327,000 Project Grant under their IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Youthbuild Mexico (YBM) to strengthen the leadership capacity of participants and graduates of its Jovenes con Rumbo (Youths with Purpose or JCR) program in Mexico City and Guanajuato. The grant will provide training to approximately 260 young people in leadership, organizational development, peacebuilding, and alliance building. YBM will also foster youth-led...

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 Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Project Grant of $1,080,020.00 to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a non-profit organization, on August 30, 2023. The grant is provided under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) and supports ACYPL's program to promote ties between emerging foreign leaders in policymaking and politics and their American counterparts. The program aims to strengthen...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $3,067,272 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) supports the placement of international students with host families in the United States, as well as program orientations, enhancement activities, and ongoing monitoring and support services. The primary awardee, Asse International, Inc., is a non-profit organization specializing in...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provides $470,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a minority-owned, Hispanic-serving international nonprofit organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant's primary goal is to expand access for Afro-Colombian and indigenous minority university students to professional development and leadership training, equipping them to serve as...

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 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...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $363,290 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Alternativas Y Capacidades AC in Mexico. The grant will support the grantee's efforts to train and mentor young people in developing plans, policies, and solutions to increase civic participation and empower youth to advocate for issues affecting their communities. Specifically, Alternativas Y Capacidades AC will mobilize and build the leadership skills of...

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,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $70,514 to Minu Asociacion Civil to implement the Youth Against the Infodemic program in Argentina. The program will be carried out in partnership with five beneficiary non-governmental organizations (BNCS) - ICANA, IICANA, ISICANA, ARICANA and ATICANA - from July 1, 2022 to February 15, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) effort to inform and influence...