Project Grant SBA30024GR0513

This $106,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, aims to build a cohort that would strengthen relations between the U.S. Embassy and participants, while imparting critical thinking, leadership, public speaking, project management, innovation, and dialogue skills necessary to become global leaders. The award, with a performance period from January 31, 2025...

The Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. (CIPE) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to promote increased employment, economic growth, and commercial engagement in Bahrain. The grant funding supports CIPE's efforts under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) federal grant program (CFDA #19.500) from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will allow CIPE to strengthen Bahrain's private...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $319,779.00 to the Institute of International Education Inc. (IIE) to deliver a program that trains young Saudi women who are emerging leaders in tech-related fields. The program offers leadership and entrepreneurial skills development, personalized mentorship, networking opportunities, and guidance on creating and implementing new initiatives. This no-cost amendment corrects the original...

The U.S. Department of State, through the Public Diplomacy Programs grant under CFDA 19.040, has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Asia Foundation to conduct the 2024 YSEALI Regional Workshop in Indonesia. This one-year award, effective October 1, 2023, will support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by engaging with young Southeast Asian leaders and strengthening people-to-people ties. The Asia Foundation, a non-profit international development organization, will deliver...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji-Biji Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor to conduct the YSEALI Regional Workshop 2025 on Blue Economy. This award, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports U.S. foreign policy objectives by facilitating cultural and educational exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance national interests. The workshop will take place in...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. This award is funded under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Cultural...

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 Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) was awarded a $269,541.97 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will fund ISD's implementation of their Young Cities program in two Belgian cities over a two-year period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $245,000 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to Games For Change, Inc. to launch an inaugural G4C Summit. The Summit will bring together 150 attendees in Spring 2022 at the Yas Media Technology Campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to strengthen business-to-business ties between the U.S. and UAE in the games industry. The event aims to build a community of practice...