Cooperative Agreement SECAGD24CA0551

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $319,855 cooperative agreement to the Biji-Biji Initiative of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to design, implement, and oversee the 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Summit in Brunei Darussalam. The summit, taking place under the federal Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022), will gather alumni of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative to discuss a green recovery...

This Project Grant 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 American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) for FY 2025 programming. The $593,943 award, with a performance period from September 30, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will fund ACYPL's efforts to facilitate cultural exchange and public diplomacy programs that connect emerging...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,024,282 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports Project Harmony Inc.'s FY 2025 Youth Ambassadors Africa Program under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415). The award authorizes $1,000,000 and covers the project period from Sep 26, 2025 to Sep 30, 2027. The program aims to promote mutual understanding, leadership development, and diplomatic engagement between 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...

This federal Project Grant award of $822,898 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 National Youth Science Academy's National Youth Science Camp program for FY 2025. The award authorizes $91,000 and has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. The National Youth Science Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will use the...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $14,377 project grant to support the 2023 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship program in Zimbabwe. The grant was awarded on May 1, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2023. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the funding will support the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship, which provides leadership training,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $107,880 to Kustawi Africa LIMITED through a Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The award will support the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2022, Cohort 4 initiative from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program provides assistance awards by U.S....

The American Councils for International Education will use a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to conduct youth leadership conferences in Uzbekistan in 2023 and 2024. Funded through the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia) under CFDA number 19.900, approximately 50 youth from programs including the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, Summer Schools and...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Wedu (Thailand) Foundation to implement the 2023 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI for Southeast Asian young leaders working on environmental issues. This award will support the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) objective of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals from October 1,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs provides $565,000 to support Greenheart International's implementation of the FY 2025 Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program: Student Placement and Monitoring. The award, effective from July 25, 2025 to October 1, 2026, is funded under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) grant program. Greenheart International, a non-profit organization,...