The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $788,454 cooperative agreement to Legacy International under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from the Middle East and North Africa and the United States. Activities will take place in the...
The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $611,602 project grant to Sister Cities International to administer citizen exchange programs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). This 13-month award, effective August 4, 2023 through September 30, 2024, will support programs focused on building mutual understanding and civic engagement between U.S. and global communities, including the American Film...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $685,717 cooperative agreement to Great Lakes Community Action Partnership under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will fund leadership development and professional skills training programs through May 2024 to strengthen participants and provide emerging leaders opportunities to collaborate, share ideas and strategies on pressing...
World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $590,748 Cooperative Agreement on September 1, 2024 to the National Committee On United States-China Relations, Inc. to promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States. This award is funded under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, which supports a wide range of...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded American Councils for International Education a $688,966 cooperative agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support the FY 2022 Professional Fellows Program with $641,000 to deliver citizen exchange activities including the Community Engagement Exchange and Community Solutions programs. These programs aim to promote mutual...
The Association of American Voices is receiving a $1.8 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The funding will support the Arts Envoy Program, which delivers cultural exchange initiatives to promote international understanding. As part of the Citizen Exchange activities funded under the broader Professional and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award 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) program, provides $806,000 in funding to Found Sound Nation, Inc. to support the FY 2024 American Music Mentorship Program. The purpose of this award is to promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international cultural exchange initiatives...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $1,415,570 cooperative agreement to Film Independent, Inc. under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The two-year award, beginning September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024, will support the GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS project. Under this cooperative agreement, Film Independent, Inc. will deliver services focused on cultural exchange and professional development in global...
This Cooperative Agreement award 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) program, supports the FY 2024 OneBeat program delivered by Bang On A Can Inc., a non-profit organization. The $1,914,000 award was intended to facilitate international music exchanges, including residencies and collaborative projects across multiple countries. However, the award has been terminated...