The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $103,040 to Coligacao DAS Entidades De Educacao E Cultura Brasil - Estados Unidos through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441) on September 30, 2022 to enhance English language learning, promote American culture and values, and improve strategic programming, technology, media, and facilities at seven binational centers in Brazil through December 31, 2023. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act,...
This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support a collaborative initiative between the awardee, Associacao Do Laboratorio De Sistemas Integraveis Tecnologico (Lsitec), and the University of Sao Paulo's FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Engineering Fair). The grant funds will enable Lsitec, a Brazilian non-profit organization, to collaborate on and support Brazil's largest and...
The federal Project Grant award of $220,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs provides supplemental funding to the Fulbright Commission in Brazil for the Bicentennial Distinguished Chairs in U.S. Studies program. This award, granted on September 30, 2024, supports educational and cultural exchange initiatives between the United States and Brazil, with a focus on promoting mutual understanding and strengthening bilateral relationships through academic...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $112,914 Project Grant to Alianza Cultural Uruguay Estados Unidos De America through the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant funding will support 260 new and existing English and STEM course scholarships at the Binational Center in Uruguay from May 2021 through August 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $119,724 Project Grant to Comissao Fulbright Brasil through the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Brazilian institutions to enhance engineering undergraduate teaching in Brazil from September 30, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. This award...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $149,203 project grant to Fundacion Centro Colombo Americano, doing business as Centro Colombo Americano Bogota, to implement American Spaces activities from May 3, 2021 to May 30, 2022. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the awardee will deliver programs and services to support the purpose of the bureau's appropriation for direct assistance awards...
This Project Grant award of $125,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), is designed to promote the professional development of Indigenous Brazilian communities across Brazil through the teaching/learning of English and the development of leadership and advocacy skills. The primary awardee, Associacao Grupo Mais Unidos (doing business as Grupo + Unidos), is a foreign-owned non-profit organization...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $100,000 to strengthen U.S.-Brazil cultural ties through in-person and virtual speaker programs. The award will enable American experts to engage with Brazilian counterparts and audiences to enhance mutual understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. The 18-month project, running from September 2024 to March 2026, will be...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $124,403 Project Grant under the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441) to bring together 400 pairs of Jewish and Arab students in Israel's higher education institutions. The grant funding will support shared experiential learning in Hebrew and Arabic between the 800 students through December 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the ECA – American Spaces program aims to provide free and open...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. to implement the MakerSpace Expands! project under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Through this award, the awardee will increase access to STEAM education across American spaces in Kazakhstan by providing innovative STEAM programming to youth and renovating and opening new makerspaces...