Cooperative Agreement SECAGD23CA0093

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs (CFDA 19.011) program, supports the United States Timor-Leste (USTL) Scholarship Program. The award provides three scholarships for potential leaders from Timor-Leste to enroll in full-time undergraduate degree programs, which may require one year of pre-academic English. The total award amount is...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $235,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to Timor Aid, a non-profit organization in Timor-Leste. The purpose of the award is to carry out research and documentation on the tangible and intangible cultural patrimony of Timorese traditional sacred houses (Uma Lulik). The award also includes a mandatory provision requiring...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is providing $223,092 under a Cooperative Agreement to the American University of Central Asia to cover scholarships for five Tajik students. The scholarships will cover tuition fees, housing, and a stipend from August 10, 2021 through July 31, 2026. The funding is provided through the Department's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs)...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports local youth in Viqueque, Timor-Leste to develop sustainable solutions to socio-economic challenges in their communities. The grant will fund activities to help local youth in Viqueque have productive lives through leadership development and advancement of sustainable community initiatives. The award period is from...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) will support the Comision Para El Intercambio Educativo Entre Uruguay Y Estados Unidos De America, a Uruguayan non-profit organization, to provide robust stipends and allowances for 10 selected grantees to participate in the 2025 Fulbright Foreign Student Program. The award will ensure the well-being of these candidates and keep pace with inflation...

The federal Project Grant award of $143,772.78 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on August 12, 2024. The award supports the "AUKUS INNOVATION: TRILATERAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW STRATEGIC AGE" project, which is being implemented by the United States Studies Centre (USSC), a non-profit educational institution based in Australia. The grant will fund initiatives that strengthen...

This $2,160,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 purpose of this no-cost amendment is to add a new provision titled "Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American...

The University of Saint Thomas (UST) was awarded a $144,401.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (CFDA 84.016). The grant, titled "UST 2023 UISFL GLOBAL ENCOUNTER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (GECP)," will support the development and implementation of a new global education certificate program at UST. The award period runs from October 1, 2024, to September...

The Universidad Adventista De Las Antillas, Inc. received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The funding will support the university's "SSS-ESL" program, which aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. The award period runs from September 1,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $122,562.00 in funding to support the implementation of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Tajikistan. Specifically, the award will fund three English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs) in Tajikistan for the 2025-2026 academic year and one ETA in Tajikistan for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Institute of International...