Cooperative Agreement SSA70025CA0005

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...

The University of Texas at Austin received a $145,069.59 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to support the proposed program focusing on building the capacity of women entrepreneurs to strengthen the Saudi Arabian entrepreneurial ecosystem. The grant was awarded on August 2, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. As...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...

Under a $249,926 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Cultural Vistas, Inc. will implement a regional workshop on civic education for good governance engaging Youth for Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) members across Southeast Asia. The agreement was awarded on August 20, 2021 under the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. on June 26, 2023 to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500). This program aims to foster a new generation of civically engaged leaders and social entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region. Through this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning will administer the Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program, which provides academic...

This U.S. Department of State Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement award of $100,000.00 was granted to America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (Amideast) on June 27, 2024. The purpose of the award is to organize a two-day educational fair in Jordan featuring 35 U.S. universities. Amideast, a non-profit organization focused on educational and cultural exchange programs in the Middle East and North Africa, will deliver this initiative to foster...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded Middle Tennessee State University a $113,433 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the development of a skilled professional workforce in the entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia. The grant-funded project will help local institutions in Saudi Arabia begin developing training and educational programs to support the rapidly growing entertainment sector, with the goal of...

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 U.S. Department of State, through the Public Diplomacy Programs grant under CFDA 19.040, has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Asia Foundation to conduct the 2024 YSEALI Regional Workshop in Indonesia. This one-year award, effective October 1, 2023, will support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by engaging with young Southeast Asian leaders and strengthening people-to-people ties. The Asia Foundation, a non-profit international development organization, will deliver...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,236 cooperative agreement to LKH Consulting of New Zealand to implement an Academy for Women Entrepreneurs for Pacific women in New Zealand. Under this award, LKH Consulting will provide business networking, launch and graduation events, and participate in the Pasifika Festival event from June 2022 through June 2023. This cooperative agreement supports the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance...