Cooperative Agreement SECAGD22CA0068

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Guam Community College to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. This includes an in-person "train the trainer" conference as well as ongoing virtual engagements. The award is funded through the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009), is intended to build the capacity of accredited U.S. higher education institutions to expand their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The $2,160,000.00 award to World Learning Inc., a non-profit educational organization, aims to deliver complex international...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $140,731.00 to fund the participation of 25 Mexican high school students in a flagship leadership program. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to December 30, 2026, is made to the non-profit organization Teach 4 All Mexico AC. This grant has been amended to exclude DEI activities in alignment with the...

The Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $1,330,152 Cooperative Agreement under the Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars (CFDA 19.401) federal grant program. The purpose of the award is to implement the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators Program, which aims to provide experienced secondary educators from abroad with a deeper understanding of U.S. society, education, culture, values, and institutions. The program includes a 4-week academic...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $105,299 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to support the creation of a U.S.-Japan Young Scholars' Training on Nuclear Policy. The Maureen And Mike Mansfield Foundation will organize a bilateral exchange bringing Masters and PhD students from the U.S. and Japan together from September 2022 to January 2024 to deepen their understanding of nuclear policy and security issues. The exchange is intended to advance...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.011 - Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs) provides three scholarships for potential leaders from Timor-Leste to enroll in full-time undergraduate degree programs in the United States, which may require one year of pre-academic English language training. The total award amount is $471,000.00, with a period of performance from August 28, 2024 to...

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation will receive $1,862,373 under a Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the 2022 Mansfield Fellowship Program. This funding is provided through the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415), which aims to promote grassroots diplomacy and foster understanding through exchanges. Specifically, the Foundation will use the award to...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $163,456 project grant to Pax Program of Academic Exchange to provide an exchange experience for 10 high school students in Okinawa, Japan to study for one academic year in the United States. This award supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and expand relationships between foreign people and the United States through educational and cultural exchanges....

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $140,000.00 was issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The award will fund the implementation of the BOLD Institute on Civic Engagement for 10 participants aged 18-25. The project will include a pre-departure virtual component, a four-week academic residency, one week of educational study tours in the U.S., and follow-on engagement with alumni. The...