Cooperative Agreement SSF75022CA0015

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, provides $200,000 to address the gap in research collaborations and partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. and institutions in South Africa. The award supports a student-faculty exchange program to facilitate cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges that promote mutual...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $19,591,110.00 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Under this program, IREX will recruit and select 700 young African leaders, aged 25-35, to travel to the United States for six-week academic and leadership institutes on topics such as leadership in business, civic engagement, and public management. The...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $109,360 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct workshops in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The workshops, taking place from October 2021 through January 2023, will address the underlying causes of sexual- and gender-based violence by drawing on expertise from the U.S. and South Africa. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,327 cooperative agreement to Global Ties South Africa to manage logistics for Fulbright grantees under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022). Global Ties South Africa will provide logistical support services for Fulbright Foreign Student and Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program grantees in South Africa from May 2022 through March 2024. As part...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Found Sound Nation Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will fund a project to visit South Africa from September 2021 through October 2022 to document and highlight the shared and distinct experiences of America and South Africa's struggles against racial injustices through music and filmmaking. Specifically, the awardee and its collaborators will use music and...

This $400,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, supports the President's Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) Private Sector Call to Action in South Africa. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, is awarded to the Global Resilience Partnership Non-Profit Company. The project aims to bolster economic growth, agriculture, and trade;...

This federal Project Grant award of $258,492.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program supports Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina to conduct an overseas project focused on "Exploring South African Culture Through an Entrepreneurial Lens". The project aims to enhance modern foreign language and area studies education in the U.S. by enabling faculty, teachers, students, and...

This $125,553 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award aims to increase the visibility of existing U.S. contributions in the region and enhance constructive engagement and fraternal relations between the African region and the United States. The primary awardee, Makerere University Council, is a state-controlled institution of higher education in Kampala,...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded Oregon State University a $130,949 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to foster campus-wide research culture at universities in Zimbabwe through networking and collaboration with U.S. universities. The agreement supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. Under the September 30, 2021 award concluding...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $179,999 Project Grant to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (doing business as Clinical Practices Of The University Of Pennsylvania) under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. This grant will fund a project titled "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: INTERFACE BETWEEN HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY" from July 7, 2023 to December 9,...