The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $29,037,800 project grant to the East-West Center to support its separate appropriation for fiscal year 2022. The grant was awarded on November 23, 2021 under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers program (CFDA 19.015) to achieve the objectives specified by Congress of increasing mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $19.7 million Project Grant to the East-West Center under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers federal grant program (CFDA 19.015) to support the Center's separate appropriation for fiscal year 2021. The East-West Center will utilize the funding from February 9, 2021 through September 30, 2021 to achieve the program's objectives of increasing mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia, the Pacific,...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $110,000.00 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) to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc. (East-West Center) on September 13, 2024. The funding supports the second iteration of the ASEAN Reporters Tour, a program to build a network and sense of collective identity among regionally focused journalists from the member...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $210,000.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to implement a trilateral program that enhances cooperation among women security experts from Korea, Japan, and the U.S. The program aims to advance shared security priorities and gender equity in the Indo-Pacific region. The award recipient is the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc., also...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $471,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.011 - Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs) will provide three scholarships for potential leaders from Timor-Leste to enroll in full-time undergraduate degree programs in the United States, which may include one year of pre-academic English language training. The award recipient, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $2,140,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) 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. This 4-year award, effective from September 6, 2024 to March 30, 2028, will enable World Learning Inc. to provide technical...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Cultural Vistas, Inc. a $250,000 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to run a small grants competition and program for young Pacific leaders. Cultural Vistas will deliver virtual webinars, a two-day kickoff workshop, and a debriefing seminar for grant recipients. They will also monitor the grants. The award period is from September 30, 2021 to June 29, 2023. The Public Diplomacy...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, provides $250,000.00 to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit exchange organization. The funding will support the implementation of a Young Pacific Leaders Small Grants Workshop, virtual activities, and a debriefing seminar. This project aims to promote global understanding and collaboration among individuals and...
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $4,048,886 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board Inc. (IREX) to PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE, EMERGING PAKISTANI STUDENT LEADERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED SECTORS IN PAKISTAN FOR AN ACADEMIC SEMESTER OF NON-DEGREE, UNDERGRADUATE STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. This award falls under the Academic Exchange Programs -...