The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $109,537 Cooperative Agreement under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) to the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czechia. The award will fund the modernization and furnishing of the American Center in Pilsen to align with the ECA's American Spaces branding and programming standards. The 2-year award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2026. As a non-profit educational...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900) aims to support local, investigative journalism in targeted rural and historically marginalized areas of Czechia. The purpose is to promote transparency, accountability, and combat disinformation. The award will be provided to the non-profit organization Ustav Nezavisle Zurnalistiky, Z.u. located in Mníšek pod Brdy, Czechia. The performance period for this...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $122,562.00 to support three English Teaching Assistant (ETA) positions in Tajikistan for the 2025-2026 academic year and one ETA position for the 2026-2027 academic year. These ETAs will be administered as part of the overall implementation of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) supports Cyark, a non-profit organization, in providing training on 3D documentation of cultural heritage sites and developing authentic, community-centered narratives to disseminate cultural heritage information. The award, which runs from September 2024 to February 2025, enables Cyark to...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), funds a comprehensive entrepreneurship and leadership development initiative for young aspiring founders and leaders in Serbia. The $199,569.90 award supports an "Intensive Incubator Program" that delivers in-depth academic and practical learning modules on entrepreneurship and leadership. The 14-month...
This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the project "Strengthening Independent Media Outlet in Gagauzia - Nokta" from July 2024 to July 2027. The grant is funded through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), which focuses on civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. The project aims to strengthen independent media in the Gagauzia region of Moldova...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs has awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Drom, Romske Stredisko, a non-profit organization based in Brno, Czechia. The award, titled "BRIDGING OPPORTUNITIES: EMPOWERMENT FOR YOUNG ROMA THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC", will support a project to provide English language and soft skills training to young Roma individuals...
This $807,056 Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (CFDA 11.029) will be used by the Coyote Valley Tribal Council, a federally recognized tribal government, to conduct a network evaluation and upgrade equipment to improve broadband service speeds and reliability for households, businesses, and community anchor institutions in Redwood Valley, California. The project will commence on January...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF PD Programs) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism, a non-profit media organization in Tirana, Albania. The grant will fund the "Investigative Journalism Laboratory 9 and 31-Minutes Season 7" initiative, which trains young journalists in ethical investigative journalism and multimedia skills. The project includes a television series called "31...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) received a $6,570,825 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). This grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, provides funding for local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English...