Project Grant SAS20019GR0055

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $990,462 cooperative agreement to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute to strengthen preparedness of an expanded group of states to confront the risk of state-sponsored ICT-enabled intellectual property theft. Funded through the Cyber Capacity Building program under the Cybersecurity category (CFDA 19.035), the award period is from July 20, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Cyber Capacity Building program aims to enhance global...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,975,308 from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor establishes an Indo-Pacific Center in Taiwan to counter digital authoritarianism and bolster resilience to disinformation in Indo-Pacific countries. The Center will operate from September 30, 2022 through March 29, 2025. Freedom House, Inc. will deliver services under the award as a sub-awardee. The Center directly supports the goals of the Department's International Programs to...

This federal Project Grant award of $149,644.50 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs supports the "Women in the Alliance Project" under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The award has enabled the United States Studies Centre (USSC), a non-profit organization in Australia, to convene female Australia-U.S. alliance leaders, deepen their expertise, and grow the platform of female professionals working on this issue over the past year....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of State awarded a $972,904.26 Cooperative Agreement to The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) on September 12, 2025, under the Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665). This award funds capacity-building initiatives to help countries develop effective regulatory frameworks that prevent the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware in alignment with international best practices. The...

This Project Grant award of $924,053.50 from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) is designed to enhance the capacities of ESCAP member states to provide robust governance, regulatory, and policy environments related to open radio access network (Open RAN) and other emerging technologies. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be executed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to the DT Institute under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund a project to increase access to censored content and use advanced end-to-end encryption technologies to enhance the digital safety and privacy of at-risk users and communities in internet repressive countries. The project aims to open...

This $316,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs will support a three-day TechCamp on combating climate change and developing climate resilience to natural disasters. The TechCamp will bring together 40 emerging science leaders and science communicators from the Pacific region. Cultural Vistas, Inc., doing business as Cultural Vistas, will deliver the TechCamp as a sub-awardee under the agreement. This award is being made through the...

This $169,966.56 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports a dialogue on strategy stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will facilitate this trilateral dialogue between the U.S., Australia, and Japan from September 2023 through October 2024. The dialogue will convene experts to analyze policy issues and promote mutual...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $8,250,000.00 and effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award aims to strengthen the resilience of civil society and independent media actors globally to digital repression. The primary awardee, Internews Network, will deliver a range of technical assistance, training,...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a 24-month Cooperative Agreement totaling $2.43 million to the University of Melbourne under the Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The COASTERCHASE Program supports basic, applied, and advanced research with potential military or dual-use applications at educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial firms. The University of Melbourne will...