Project Grant P016A220002

The Council On International Educational Exchange Inc., doing business as Ciee High School Foundation, received a $530,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Special International Exchange Grant Programs (CFDA 19.451) federal grant program. The BridgeUSA Leadership Development Program will provide leadership training and exchange experiences to strengthen ties between the United States and exchange visitors. The program...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415), supports two separate, single-country, three-week exchanges in Summer 2025 focused on the themes of entrepreneurship, digital citizenship, and climate and environmental sustainability. The award, valued at $757,646.00, was granted to World Learning Inc., a nonprofit educational...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $2,140,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) to build the capacity of accredited U.S. higher education institutions to expand their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. This 4-year award, effective from September 6, 2024 to March 30, 2028, will enable World Learning Inc. to provide technical...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for $400,000.00 supports the "Negev Forum University Partnership Accelerator" project implemented by the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC), a non-profit organization. The project will facilitate intensive dialogue and virtual/in-person exchange programs to build partnerships between U.S. and foreign higher education institutions. The funding will support exchanges...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Wedu (Thailand) Foundation to implement the 2023 U.S.-ASEAN Women's Leadership Academy for YSEALI for Southeast Asian young leaders working on environmental issues. This award will support the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) objective of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals from October 1,...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to Kenan Foundation Asia to implement the "Empowering Youth for Sustainable Tourism Futures" project. This project aims to empower 100 young leaders from across five Mekong countries to lead innovative and community-based sustainable tourism initiatives and businesses. The project will be carried out from September 2024 to February 2025 under the East Asia and Pacific Grants...

This $563,190 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support the development of a community-driven roadmap to advance broadening participation goals in the geoscience community over the next 50 years. The University of Texas at Austin will convene a conference for stakeholders from academia, industry, professional organizations, and government agencies to reflect on past efforts and cultivate new partnerships to support diversity, equity and...

The Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, through its Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.301), awarded a $363,120.50 Cooperative Agreement to Telesto Strategy LLC on August 30, 2024. The grant will fund the establishment of four "CCE Hubs" in Accra, Ghana; San Francisco, USA; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kingston, Jamaica. These hubs will implement technical capacity-building programs to support climate entrepreneurship and sustainable...

This $532,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) is intended to promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between international fellows and their American counterparts. The prime awardee, World Learning Inc., is a nonprofit educational organization that specializes in international exchange and development programs. The...

This $388,611 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a research project at Purdue University to explore the impact of global undergraduate experiences on engineers' career pathways and approaches to engineering work in an increasingly globalized world. The project will conduct a multiple-case study of three long-running global engineering programs, surveying alumni to compare global career outcomes and identify...