Project Grant AID611G1400001

Under a $249,926 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Cultural Vistas, Inc. will implement a regional workshop on civic education for good governance engaging Youth for Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) members across Southeast Asia. The agreement was awarded on August 20, 2021 under the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide $100,000 through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Fundacion Crisalida Internacional (doing business as Glasswing International) to deliver a Democracy Strengthening Program in El Salvador. This project will provide over 500 youth with knowledge about democracy and citizenship, and opportunities to become local change makers through promoting volunteer actions from November 2022 to June 2024. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $788,454 cooperative agreement to Legacy International under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The award will promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from the Middle East and North Africa and the United States. Activities will take place in the...

World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...

The Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc. will provide technical and logistical support for the US Expert Speakers Program under a $322,200 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The award is part of the Agency's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through March 2024. Specifically, the Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc....

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Project Grant of $1,080,020.00 to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a non-profit organization, on August 30, 2023. The grant is provided under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) and supports ACYPL's program to promote ties between emerging foreign leaders in policymaking and politics and their American counterparts. The program aims to strengthen...

This $180,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) aims to implement and evaluate an intergroup intervention (the VOICES model) to improve police-community relationships. The project will investigate whether the VOICES intervention, which facilitates dialogue between police and community members, can reduce negative...

The Center for Civic Education was awarded a $6,619,611 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to implement the "Integrated Civic SEL" initiative from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The project will deliver media literacy and public policy engagement programs to enhance civic knowledge, skills, and social-emotional learning, particularly for...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $596,138.20 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Fonds Atvertai Sabiedribai Dots, a non-profit organization based in Latvia. The grant supports the preparation and implementation of the annual LAMPA Conversation Festival, a platform designed to promote democratic values, civil society engagement, and public diplomacy between the United States and Latvia. The festival serves as a...