Cooperative Agreement SECAGD23CA0066

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $788,644 cooperative agreement to the International Center For Middle Eastern Western Dialogue, doing business as The Hollings Center, from August 3, 2021 through July 1, 2024. The award supports the recipient's delivery of products and services aligned with the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers program (CFDA 19.015). As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin to provide continuity to the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Program in Colombia from September 30, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The grant is being administered under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through educational and cultural exchange programs that strengthen relationships between...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers program (CFDA 19.015), will provide $15,369,200.00 in additional funding to support the activities of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award, effective December 10, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will enable the East-West Center to continue its mission of promoting mutual understanding between the United States and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, funded under the CFDA program "Public Diplomacy Programs" (19.040), provides $117,311.28 to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. (East-West Center) to enhance regional connections among journalists in the Indo-Pacific through a study tour and dialogue. The award, effective September 30, 2023, with a completion date of October...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $358,486 project grant to the Center For Cultural And Technical Interchange Between East And West, Inc. doing business as the East-West Center located in Hawaii, USA. The grant period ran from October 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017 under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The grant funded the "Islam in Asia: Traditions and Transformations" project. The project aimed to promote better...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $200,000 to address the gap in research collaborations and partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. and institutions in South Africa. The award supports a student-faculty exchange program to facilitate cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges that promote mutual...

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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will fund the implementation of two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) in 2024-2025 and 2026-2027. The total award amount is $400,000 and was granted to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The MLK Program provides intensive...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) was intended to expand Colombia-U.S. higher education climate cooperation and inclusive education exchanges through the 100K Strong Americas program. The $230,000 award was made to Partners of the Americas, Inc., a non-profit organization with extensive experience in international development and government contracting. However, the award has been...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $217,872.40 Project Grant to the Tides Foundation under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the AHLAN 2.0 culinary and cultural exchange series in Tunisia. The series, taking place from October 2021 through March 2023, will utilize food diplomacy and creative activities to build multilateral understanding of American and Tunisian cultures among participants. In line with the program's...