Cooperative Agreement SECAGD14CA1116

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 Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $19,591,110.00 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Under this program, IREX will recruit and select 700 young African leaders, aged 25-35, to travel to the United States for six-week academic and leadership institutes on topics such as leadership in business, civic engagement, and public management. The...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Ascend Studios Foundation, a non-profit organization, to fund the "LEAP WOMEN AFRICA" accelerator program. This program will train and mentor 50 startups running impact-driven tech and tech-enabled businesses in Nigeria. The participants will receive training and mentorship from executives of Nigerian and U.S. tech unicorns. The award...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $200,000 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. However, this award has been terminated as it no longer aligns with the...

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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $100,000.00 to support World Learning Inc.'s 12-month program that enhances the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Algeria. The program aims to empower 75 youth, especially women and minorities in remote areas, through training in online entrepreneurship. The award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID SCE20024CA0077, was granted by the Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The $2,650,000 award aims to establish a robust network to advance a connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific region by empowering young leaders to address shared challenges. The primary awardee is the University of Nebraska at Omaha, which has a strong track...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $2,116,078.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009). The purpose of this award is to implement the FY2024 Study of the U.S. Institutes Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program, which aims to foster international understanding through educational and cultural exchange initiatives targeting...

The University of Montana was awarded a $11,015,436 Cooperative Agreement by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) to implement the FY 2024 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship. The program is designed to strengthen leadership development and people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia. The award will support 250 undergraduate students...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs (CFDA 19.989) provides $100,000.00 to implement a 10-day digital economy exchange program in the U.S. for up to 10 senior Cameroonian policymakers, regulators, and business leaders active in or responsible for Cameroon's digital economy. The program aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building in the...