Cooperative Agreement SMK80021CA3023

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $149,410 cooperative agreement to Atlantski Savet to increase local and cross-border collaboration and social cohesion among smaller and larger media organizations in North Macedonia and Serbia. The award aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between people in the targeted countries. Specifically, Atlantski Savet...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $149,727.96 cooperative agreement to Albany Associates International LTD to provide in-depth evaluation of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro's Digital Forensic Center from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This award was made under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Montenegro....

The US Agency for International Development Macedonia awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement to the International Foundation For Electoral Systems to strengthen oversight mechanisms and improve transparency in governance in North Macedonia. Funded through the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the award period is from December 19, 2022 to December 18, 2023. Key activities to be implemented under the award include collecting data on corruption, informing...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. This funding supports the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) federal grant program, which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore, a non-profit organization based in Montenegro. This grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the organization's efforts to counter disinformation, strengthen civil society and media resilience, and reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $4,004,820.34 cooperative agreement to Eurasia Foundation to foster and strengthen people-to-people ties through an academic, year-long exchange program for university-aged students. This award will support services under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900, which provides civil society and democracy building public...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $121,460 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) federal grant program to ZG Dig-Ed Skopje, a non-profit organization, for a cooperative agreement providing a TechCamp focused on training teachers in media literacy and cybersecurity skills. The TechCamp will deliver training to teachers from across the United States from June 2023 to January 2025, with the goal of...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Georgian Foundation For Strategic And International Studies, a non-profit organization, to implement the project "The Advancing National-Security Discourse in Georgia". The grant falls under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900), which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. The project aims to advance...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $149,786 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to Network 20/20, Inc. to deliver an intensive academic and practical entrepreneurship and leadership training program for 16 students or recent graduates aged 18-25 in Serbia. The program will provide in-depth entrepreneurship and leadership training through a U.S.-based program and support participants to launch ventures and impact their...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $354,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to Instituti Per Demokraci DHE Ndermjetsim in Albania from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The award aims to transform an existing model for educational and countering violent extremism stakeholder engagement into a mainstream national approach, and deepen community implementation of the model with current and new stakeholders such as municipal...