The federal Block Grant award of $300,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. The grant supports an advanced Arabic language and cultural training program in Amman, Jordan, to be conducted by the non-profit organization The American Center Of Research, Incorporated (ACOR). The project, titled "CASA I - ADVANCED ARABIC LANGUAGE & CULTURE TRAINING IN AMMAN, JORDAN,...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $201,446 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program to The American Center Of Research, Incorporated (ACOR), a non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 20, 2026, will fund ACOR's efforts to provide commodities and support cultural heritage preservation, archaeological research, language...
The University of Arizona, through its Arizona Board of Regents, received a $364,852 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to support the Center for Arabic Study Abroad's advanced Arabic language and culture training program at the Qasid Institute in Jordan. The two-year project, funded through the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA #84.021), will contribute to improved Arabic language instruction and area...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $273,249 Project Grant to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. doing business as Actr / Accels under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The grant will support the 2022 FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PROGRAM, SHORT-TERM SEMINAR PROJECTS from June 1, 2022 through December 1, 2023. As indicated in the program description, the funding will...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $544,077 Block Grant to the non-profit organization American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. (doing business as Actr / Accels) under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. The grant will provide Fulbright-Hays Fellowships to selected participants of American Councils' summer, semester, and academic year Regional Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Almaty,...
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) was awarded a $4.5 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support American overseas research centers (ORCs) located in all world regions through December 2024. Under the agreement, CAORC will provide operational and programmatic support to ORCs, advancing the objectives of the Department of State's Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs (CFDA...
The American Center of Research, Incorporated will receive $209,169.80 through a two-year Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to activate the Jordanian Department of Antiquities dormant anti-smuggling trafficking section. The grant period runs from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and...
The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $4,398,540 Cooperative Agreement to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) under the Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs (CFDA 19.011) grant program. The purpose of this award is to provide administrative and programmatic support for 23 American overseas research centers worldwide, support a multi-country research fellowship program, and support overseas faculty...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600). The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the cooperative agreement, AMIDEAST will work with three sub-awardees - Jordanian Hashemite Fund For Human Development (Johud), Al Qantara Center For Human Resources Development,...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $851,064.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research under the Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CFDA 19.300). The grant aims to enhance American knowledge and expertise related to the political, economic, and cultural dynamics of Central and Eastern Europe and the former U.S.S.R. The funding supports advanced research, language training, and academic...