Cooperative Agreement SIN65024CA0048

The U.S. Department of State, through its Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017), awarded a $307,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Asia Society to promote dialogue and strengthen the resilience of governments and NGOs in the Indo-Pacific region in countering economic coercion. The award, effective October 1, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2026, will support a multi-sectoral workshop to achieve these objectives. The Asia Society, a prominent non-profit...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,650,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to establish a robust network to advance a connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific region by empowering young leaders to address shared challenges. The primary awardee is the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), which will leverage its expertise in areas such as national security, cybersecurity, and STEM research to deliver advanced research and...

The Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh from FY2023 through FY2024. The funding, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the EMK Center's role in delivering cultural and educational programming to advance U.S. public diplomacy...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $6,409,606 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement the CHTWCA II project in Bangladesh. This 5-year initiative, running from June 2024 to June 2029, aims to contribute to Bangladesh's Indo-Pacific vision through a range of interventions, including: Establishing regulatory systems and strengthening accountable government...

World Learning Inc. was awarded a $550,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to support the IPACE RENEWAL program in Myanmar from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Under this award, World Learning Inc. will implement public diplomacy programs in Myanmar aligned with the goals of the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA No. 19.040). Specifically, the organization will conduct activities to inform and influence foreign...

The Meridian International Center received a $109,004.98 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will fund the development of a 50-image traveling exhibition highlighting the historic and contemporary relationship between the United States and Bangladesh. Photographs, documents, and ephemera will be curated to tell the story of cultural and diplomatic ties...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,276,136.00 and granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.108), aims to launch the "Quad Ports of the Future Partnership" to support investment in port infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region and advance maritime trade to further strengthen U.S. trade and prosperity. The award, which runs from July 3, 2025, to March 31, 2027, is being provided to IOS Partners, Inc., a...

The Bangladesh Legal Aid And Services Trust will receive $1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor. The funding will support work with marginalized gender diverse community organizations in Bangladesh to develop sustainable and secure visibility for the full spectrum of gender diversity from September 26, 2022 through December 31, 2025. This award is provided through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights...

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 Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...