Project Grant D24AP00110

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant to the Close Up Foundation for the 2025 Close Up Insular Affairs Program Civic Education. The grant, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), supports educational initiatives and leadership development opportunities for Native American and territorial youth in U.S. insular areas. The grant's performance period spans from December 11, 2024 to...

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 the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $499,100 Project Grant to The Junior State of America Foundation to support the Insular Affairs Youth Civic Engagement Program for High School Students. The grant will fund the Foundation's Programs Team to execute civic education activities for high school students in California from June 2021 through March 2023. The grant is being awarded under the Department's Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program...

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to run a Young Pacific Leaders small grants workshop, virtual activities, and debriefing seminar. The award period extends from Sep 30, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026. This grant supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening relationships between the United States and international...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Guam Community College to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. This includes an in-person "train the trainer" conference as well as ongoing virtual engagements. The award is funded through the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign...

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 Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $153,188 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Pax Program of Academic Exchange to provide a 10-month study opportunity in the United States for 10 Okinawan high school students. The funding will cover costs associated with recruiting, promoting, and administering a cultural exchange program where participating students will live with American families while studying in the U.S. from...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, provides $250,000.00 to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit exchange organization. The funding will support the implementation of a Young Pacific Leaders Small Grants Workshop, virtual activities, and a debriefing seminar. This project aims to promote global understanding and collaboration among individuals and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $2,356,448.00 Formula Grant on May 26, 2025 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The grant funding will support the following educational initiatives and community development projects in Guam: $250,545.00 for the GCA Trades Academy Scholarship Program to provide...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Alumni Roadshow in 2025. This award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships through cultural, educational,...