Project Grant 18942365222

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 Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities...

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....

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $108,200 project grant to support the 2021 edition of the internationally renowned Music Unlimited 35 festival at Alter Schl8hof Wels in Upper Austria from November 5 through 7, 2021. The funding supports the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between the U.S. and European publics through international cultural exchange....

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $251,613 Project Grant to the Hong Kong Arts Centre to sponsor the 28th IFVA Awards and Festival. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the Hong Kong Arts Centre will use this August 1, 2022-funded award to produce the 28th International Federation of Film Critics (IFVA)...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $1,151,209 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in New Zealand. Under the award, four U.S. writers will participate in a literary festival's school and general programming. Three authors will engage virtually while one New Zealand-based U.S. author will participate in-person. The grant funding will support the achievement of foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign audiences, as...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice Foundation to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding falls under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies that promote well-being and...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $515,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the 12th annual Slash Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria. The Slash Filmfestival, organized by the nonprofit Verein ZUR Foerderung DES Fantastischen Films, will showcase international productions of fantastic film from September 23 through October 3, 2021 across three venues. The grant funding will support the festival's operations through the...

This $100,300.00 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, in promoting cross-cultural connections between the U.S. and New Zealand through the "Sing Aotearoa" and "Choral Connect" initiatives. The award, with a period of performance from September 26, 2023 through October 31, 2023, will enable Miscellaneous...

This $144,967 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports the participation of two renowned keynote speakers from the USA in the Culture and Technology Conference, NDF23 WHANAKE EVOLVE, held in New Zealand. The grant provides funding for the speakers' travel, lodging, and participation in the conference, which is focused on exploring the intersection of culture and technology. The grant was awarded on October 31, 2023, with a...