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The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $1,129,355 Project Grant to the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival Charitable Trust through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to host two U.S.-based authors, Jason Reynolds and Colson Whitehead, and a reception at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival from May 16-21. The Trust will deliver cultural diplomacy and inform/influence New Zealand publics by bringing the two acclaimed American authors to...

The Library of America, in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, will produce 400 Years of Latino Poetry, a $1,698,898 project grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The initiative includes publishing a groundbreaking anthology of Latino poetry spanning 400 years; public programs and conversations with literary scholars, poets, and historians across...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, under the Wildlife Services program (CFDA 10.028). This agreement supports methods development initiatives specifically focused on improving animal welfare standards in trapping programs across the United States. AFWA will leverage its established role...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will fund the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla to develop a Wetland Program Plan (WPP) for the coastal wetlands of Puerto Rico. The $466,577 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support the university's collaboration with Protectores de Cuencas Inc. and Environmental Mapping...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) a Project Grant of $2,529,340 under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) for the period from July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. WESTAF, a regional arts service organization based in Denver, Colorado, will utilize these funds to support arts programs, services, and activities aligned with its NEA-approved strategic plan. As a regional arts organization (RAO), WESTAF...

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163), effective January 1, 2026, with completion by February 28, 2027. The award funds a three-week summer institute scheduled for June 29 to July 18, 2026, designed to advance faculty professional development in humanities research and pedagogy focused on the Federal...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $2,525,040 Project Grant to the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The funding will support arts programs, services, and activities associated with implementing WESTAF's NEA-approved strategic plan over the period from Sep. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2026. Key initiatives include the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program, which showcases U.S. performing artists to...

The Chicago Humanities Festival was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164). The grant will support the development and implementation of six in-person speaker programs on topics related to racial justice, gender equality, and building an inclusive society. These programs will be part of the Chicago Humanities Festival in 2022 and will take place in neighborhoods around Chicago....

Federal Grant Award Summary The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. received a $150,000 Project Grant award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311), administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The project addresses documented barriers to cultural education access for Unangax (Aleut) tribal community members in remote Aleutian and Pribilof Islands communities,...