Project Grant SAR20025GR0005

This Project Grant award of $131,153 from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the renovation of spaces at seven Binational Centers in Argentina. The grant funds proposals submitted by the centers to upgrade their facilities so they resemble American Spaces, as part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). This federal grant program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening...

This $127,914 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports cultural programs and equipment purchases in Argentina under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant covers proposals from nine binational centers to conduct outreach through September 2023. Funding will allow the centers to inform and influence foreign audiences in Argentina and strengthen bilateral relationships by expanding public diplomacy...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides $70,514 to Minu Asociacion Civil to implement the Youth Against the Infodemic program in Argentina. The program will be carried out in partnership with five beneficiary non-governmental organizations (BNCS) - ICANA, IICANA, ISICANA, ARICANA and ATICANA - from July 1, 2022 to February 15, 2023. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) effort to inform and influence...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $173,715 Project Grant under CFDA 85.750 - IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs to Fundacion Ideas QUE Transforman (IQT) to train rural school teachers in the Salta Province of Argentina in developing student skills such as active listening, critical thinking, and effective communication. The goal is to support the preparation of a new generation of rural community leaders who can serve as change agents and defend the civic and human rights of...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $420,000 cooperative agreement to the Comisión Fulbright to support the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program. Under this award, the Comisión Fulbright will administer a 6-7 week summer program in the U.S. for undergraduate students from Argentina, as well as a similar winter program for U.S. students in Argentina. The goal of these exchange programs is to advance the Public Diplomacy Programs' objective of...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $266,000 cooperative agreement to Comisión Fulbright to support a 6-7 week program in the United States for undergraduate students from Argentina during the Argentine summer and U.S. winter. The award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program and will provide educational exchange opportunities for Argentine students from September 2022 through April 2023. As part of its mission to inform...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $374,520 cooperative agreement to Fundación Red Comunidades Rurales (RCR) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to strengthen rural grassroots organizations, promote social and economic inclusion, and improve food security and quality of life in vulnerable regions of Argentina. RCR will partner with grassroots groups, civil society organizations, businesses, and governmental institutions to co-design and implement an innovative...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $310,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Civil Sumatoria Para UNA Nueva Economia (Sumatoria), a non-profit organization in Argentina, to expand its impact investment loan fund that promotes access to financial services for vulnerable populations such as indigenous groups, women, and youth. This grant, funded through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), will allow Sumatoria to use a blended finance approach to support grassroots...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $261,100 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support sustainable agricultural production and marketing by farming families in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The grantee, Coop Agropecuaria Tierra Campesina LTDA, will work with its partner, Federacion de Cooperativas Campesinas y de la Agricultura Familiar, to scale up a model providing training and technical assistance to farmers. This assistance will help farmers...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 project grant to Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social (FPVS) to address food insecurity and social isolation exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in low-income communities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) award made on September 3, 2021 and lasting through September 3, 2024, FPVS will work with neighborhood associations to engage public and private sector partners to implement...