Cooperative Agreement SKS70022CA0045

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Film Independent, Inc. received a $1,253,355 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, awarded on September 10, 2025, with performance through August 31, 2027. The award supports the Global Media Makers (GMM) program, which advances American preeminence in global film and media markets through peer-to-peer mentorship...

World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $1,681,558 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support American speakers, experts, delegations, collaborators and artists traveling to Montreal, Canada from September 14, 2022 to January 11, 2023. The funding will help strengthen ties between the digital ecosystems of the United States and Canada, and advance thinking on a desirable digital future. Printemps Numerique (doing business as Digital Spring) will...

The Council On International Educational Exchange Inc., doing business as Ciee High School Foundation, received a $530,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Special International Exchange Grant Programs (CFDA 19.451) federal grant program. The BridgeUSA Leadership Development Program will provide leadership training and exchange experiences to strengthen ties between the United States and exchange visitors. The program...

Partners of the Americas, Inc. was awarded a $830,492 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the organization's FY 2022 Traditional Public Private Partnership Program. Funded under the agency's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415), the award will support Partners of the Americas' exchange activities from June 2022 through October 2023. As described under the CFDA, the project aims to...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded Biotech North a $100,000 cooperative agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415) to support the Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project taking place January 28-30, 2022 in Tromsø, Norway. Follow-up activities are scheduled through June 2023. The Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project will utilize the cooperative agreement funding to deliver a citizen...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $503,315 cooperative agreement to the Institute for Training and Development, Inc. to support the 2022 Professional Fellows Program under the Citizen Exchanges component of the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The cooperative agreement will fund the Institute for Training and Development, Inc. to administer the Professional Fellows Program through...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $277,275 to Teach 4 All Mexico AC to fund participation of 25 high school students in a leadership exchange program through July 1, 2024. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance US foreign policy goals through programs that expand international educational...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $685,717 cooperative agreement to Great Lakes Community Action Partnership under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will fund leadership development and professional skills training programs through May 2024 to strengthen participants and provide emerging leaders opportunities to collaborate, share ideas and strategies on pressing...