This federal assistance award supports found sound nation, INC. For the FY 2025 american music mentorship program. The award authorizes $700,000.

Found Sound Nation Inc. received a $700,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (BCFA) under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, effective September 26, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 30, 2027. This award supports the FY 2025 American Music Mentorship Program, which delivers international cultural exchange and arts-based social impact initiatives leveraging music as a transformative medium for cross-cultural understanding and diplomatic engagement. The program facilitates artistic collaborations and musician exchanges across multiple international contexts, including countries such as Turkey, Georgia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Taiwan, and Cambodia.

The cooperative agreement advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by promoting mutual understanding between American musicians and foreign participants through professional fellowships, mentorship activities, and reciprocal exchanges. The award obligates $762,448.00 in total federal resources and aligns with the BCFA's broader mission to foster people-to-people connections, expose international participants to American values including freedom and rule of law, while simultaneously building international knowledge among American participants. As an established implementing partner with a track record of music-based cultural diplomacy initiatives, Found Sound Nation Inc. assumes responsibility for participant recruitment, selection, placement, monitoring, and alumni engagement activities throughout the program performance period.