This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will facilitate partnership opportunities between U.S. and Saudi higher education institutions (HEIs). The $125,000 award, effective August 12, 2024 through December 31, 2025, will support virtual and in-person HEI workshops and logistics, including bringing a delegation of university leaders to Saudi Arabia. The award aims to finalize forum activities, strengthen institutional collaborations, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $319,779.00 to the Institute of International Education Inc. (IIE) to deliver a program that trains young Saudi women who are emerging leaders in tech-related fields. The program offers leadership and entrepreneurial skills development, personalized mentorship, networking opportunities, and guidance on creating and implementing new initiatives. This no-cost amendment corrects the original...
This $106,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, aims to build a cohort that would strengthen relations between the U.S. Embassy and participants, while imparting critical thinking, leadership, public speaking, project management, innovation, and dialogue skills necessary to become global leaders. The award, with a performance period from January 31, 2025...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $6,010,000 cooperative agreement to the Institute of International Education Inc. under the Academic Exchange Programs - Educational Advising and Student Services federal grant program (CFDA 19.432). The award will support EducationUSA advising operations worldwide from December 2021 through September 2024. This includes developing and maintaining IT infrastructure, training resources, and global communications to...
The American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. was awarded a $120,300 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to fund EducationUSA advisers' salaries and benefits through American Councils in Indonesia from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. The grant supports the EducationUSA program, which provides accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study in the United States through advising services...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Educational Advising and Student Services (CFDA 19.432) program will provide $698,666.00 to support the administration of EducationUSA advising services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The prime awardee, America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (Amideast), will implement advising operations in countries such as Egypt,...
The Atlantic Council will provide a mini MBA experience for 40 Saudi women entrepreneurs through $349,259 from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Funded under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program (CFDA 19.021), the Atlantic Council proposes workshops, mentoring, and educational modules to expand connections developed during an initial phase of the Ignite program. This cooperative agreement will support cultural, educational, and information...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.011 - Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs) provides three scholarships for potential leaders from Timor-Leste to enroll in full-time undergraduate degree programs in the United States, which may require one year of pre-academic English language training. The total award amount is $471,000.00, with a period of performance from August 28, 2024 to...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provided a $150,000 cooperative agreement award under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA 19.600) to Family Health International (FHI 360) from July 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. Through this award, FHI 360 will provide a customized version of their Teaching English as a Youth Language (TEYL) program and training to 200 Saudi Ministry of Education supervisors. The supervisors will then present and assist training of...
The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $1,025,850 cooperative agreement to the United States India Educational Foundation to support EducationUSA activities in India from January 11, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The award was provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040), which aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Funding will support the Foundation's...