This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $119,025 to facilitate the attendance of Saudi academics at the Srebrenica Memorial Center conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Auschwitz Memorial Center in Poland. The award, which runs from May 29, 2024 to August 31, 2024, is being provided to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, doing business as the Federal...
This $125,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) will facilitate partnership opportunities between U.S. and Saudi higher education institutions (HEIs). The award will support virtual and in-person HEI workshops and logistics, including bringing a delegation of university leaders to Saudi Arabia, to strengthen educational and cultural exchange between the two countries. The award recipient is the...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.600) awarded a $2,116,000 project grant to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to support the organization's International Program on Holocaust and Genocide Education. The award, which runs from October 2, 2024 to January 1, 2027, will fund collaborative educational programs, research projects, and capacity-building initiatives focused on promoting international understanding and...
This $319,779 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) aims to provide young Saudi women emerging leaders in tech-related fields with training in leadership and entrepreneurial skills, personalized mentorship, networking opportunities, and guidance on creating and implementing. The award recipient is the Institute of International Education Inc. (IIE), a global non-profit organization that facilitates...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the International Tracing Service (ITS) to expand the number of traveling containers in the "Stolen Memories" exhibit from two to three. The grant supports the goals of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. Specifically, the additional container will help the ITS...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $106,000.00 to the Amani Institute to build a cohort that will strengthen relations between the U.S. Embassy and participants. The project aims to impart critical thinking, leadership, public speaking, project management, innovation, and dialogue skills necessary for the participants to become global leaders....
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $181,910.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs is funded under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant supports the implementation of a Youth Leadership Program in the United States designed for 18 students and 3 teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that represent the administrative divisions and diversity of the nation. The program aims to provide leadership development and...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,043,216 cooperative agreement to the University of Southern California under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to facilitate the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) exchange and partnership program between the U.S. and Middle East/North Africa television industry. The award, issued on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of January 31, 2023, will support MEMI's efforts to expand and strengthen...
The Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $199,038 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to support the "Beyond Washington: Understanding the U.S. Heartland" program in 2025 and 2026 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant. This cooperative agreement aims to promote mutual understanding, advance national interests, and enhance national security through collaborative initiatives that highlight shared values and perspectives...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Centar ZA Razvoj Obrazovnih I Kulturnih Resursa to bring together high school students from segregated and diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an intensive English language program from September 2022 through September 2024. This award was made under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative...