Project Grant DENA0004179

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Pacific Forum International a $249,990.81 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award will support Pacific Forum International in running a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop between September 2021 through September 2023. The workshop will include virtual roundtables, mentoring, and an in-person event in Hawaii. Pacific Forum International will also engage...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $105,048.24 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Pacific Forum International. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Under this Project Grant, Pacific Forum International will plan and implement a youth virtual program for approximately 15 Japanese, South Korean, and American participants aged 22 to 35. The goal is to foster U.S. engagement with Asian allies and partners. This will...

The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) awarded a $231,715.84 Cooperative Agreement to Pacific Forum International on October 1, 2023 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The purpose of the award is to establish a consultative mechanism between the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) and Southeast Asia to explore and devise common technical standards or governance...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $149,903.45 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will fund Pacific Forum International, a non-profit organization, to organize a 3-day Indo-Pacific think tank conference in India. The conference will convene 15 participants from the Quad, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, along with 15 counterparts from India, and result in the publication of at least 15 joint research...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded King's College London a $137,500 cooperative agreement under the Global Threat Reduction program (CFDA 19.033) to conduct workshops from April 2022 through December 2023 aimed at mitigating risks associated with Russian and Chinese nuclear reactor exports and floating nuclear power plant deployments in Southeast Asia, with a focus on the Philippines. The Global Threat Reduction program supports...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $174,681.04 Project Grant to Pacific Forum International on September 30, 2024. The grant, under the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, aims to engage vernacular journalists of five Indian languages to enhance their ability to identify and counter disinformation in their respective newsrooms. The grant has a performance period from September 30, 2024 to March 4, 2025. Pacific Forum International, a...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Council On Strategic Risks to develop a project that showcases a youth-led vision for a climate-secure Pacific. The grant supports a three-day workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, to be completed by September 29, 2024. This grant is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships...

This $1,074,517 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) aims to develop a suite of South Asia-related research and outreach activities. The key objectives are to: 1) build capacity with regional policymakers and analysts on nuclear risk and arms control challenges, 2) engage civilian and military constituencies on nonproliferation and strategic stability, and 3) generate insights to inform U.S. domestic and international public...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $199,774.98 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement to Pacific Forum International. Through this award, Japanese print media journalists will travel to the United States from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 to enhance their understanding of the Sino-Russian approach to maritime issues and the significance of U.S.-Japan cooperation in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The...

This federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (CFDA 19.224), provides $242,437.00 to Parliamentarians For Global Action to improve implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in the Indo-Pacific region. The funded project aims to mobilize parliamentarians from targeted countries to develop and further disseminate action plans for UNSCR 1540 implementation, which addresses the proliferation of weapons of mass...