Cooperative Agreement SSF75025CA0012

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a $18,738,055 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Under this 5-year award, 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. This initiative aligns with the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $116,937.72, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will fund a 5-month long Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The program will equip 100 women entrepreneurs with business skills and mentorship to scale their enterprises. The awardee, the Africa Women...

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 $178,360.65 to the non-profit organization Groupe Utalii Kwetu to organize and handle logistics for a regional conclave that will bring together stakeholders working to preserve the Congo Basin and support economic opportunities for local communities. The award period is from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) program will provide $300,000 to support a three-part professional exchange for 16 civil society representatives from Mozambique. The program will include training, site visits, and meetings with American experts to impart best practices, new ideas, and expand networks related to promoting stability, preventing violent extremism, and strengthening...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $115,260 Cooperative Agreement to the Protea Owl Foundation, a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in South Africa. The funding supports the foundation's management of all program-related logistics for Fulbright outgoing grantees in the 2024 cohorts of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program (FFSP) and the Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program (SARSP). This includes identifying and preparing...

This $532,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program aims to promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between foreign fellows and their American counterparts. The prime awardee, World Learning Inc., is a nonprofit educational organization that specializes in international exchange and development services. The award...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) provides funding for an intensive, U.S.-based academic and practical program for 10 students or recent graduates aged 18-25. The program aims to develop the participants' leadership, communication, and teambuilding skills, while also educating them on the principles of democracy, diversity, and community service. The award was made to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO),...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources, provides $1,642,510 in funding to The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) to develop future talent for the Department of State's Foreign or Civil Service. The award, made under the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program (CFDA 19.020), aims to increase minority representation and engagement in international affairs and foreign service careers through graduate...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $14,377 project grant to support the 2023 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship program in Zimbabwe. The grant was awarded on May 1, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2023. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the funding will support the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship, which provides leadership training,...