Project Grant SCB60016GR070

This federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161). The $126,265 grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, supports a 3-year project titled "OF WATER, CROCODILES, AND KINGS: CO-PRODUCING KUY HISTORY IN THE PREY LANG FOREST, CAMBODIA." The project is led by the University of Hawaii at Manoa and engages with Kuy citizens to co-produce knowledge about the pre-Angkorian history and...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to The Asia Foundation to support implementation of the Cambodia YSEALI Summit 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The Asia Foundation will plan and organize the Cambodia YSEALI Summit in December 2023 to advance the program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to support U.S. foreign...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded The Asia Foundation a $101,155 Cooperative Agreement on September 26, 2025, under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to implement the ACCESS Summit in Cambodia. This initiative is designed to equip students and teachers from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with strengthened English language skills, enhanced regional connections,...

This $109,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The grant funds the conservation and preservation of the ancient Thuparama Image House, a historic architectural masterpiece located at the Polonnaruwa World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. The grant aims to preserve this cultural, historical, and sacred landmark for future generations. The project will be...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Cambodian League For The Promotion And Defense Of Human Rights under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The grant, titled "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Cambodia (PPHRC) Activity", will fund the organization's efforts to address human rights challenges in Cambodia over a 4-year period from October 2024 to September 2028. The grant supports...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,754,521 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) grant program to Kampuchea Action To Promote Education, a non-profit organization based in Cambodia. The "Bridging Education Solutions for Transformation (BEST) Activity" award has a performance period from Nov 12, 2024 to Nov 11, 2027. The program aims to support long-term and equitable economic growth, advance U.S....

Federal Grant Award Summary The American Center of Research, Incorporated (ACOR) received a $1.6 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) to advance preservation and protection of cultural heritage at the Palace and Port at Kallirhoe on the Dead Sea in Jordan. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports archaeological research and cultural...

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

The World Monuments Fund, Inc. received a $199,995 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by December 31, 2022. The project involves documentation, stabilization, and restoration planning for the Old Fourah Bay College building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This award was made under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025), which aims to support the preservation of cultural heritage...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $250,637 to the Aga Khan Foundation under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) Project Grant. The grant will support the Aga Khan Foundation's project "CONSERVATION OF 16TH CENTURY ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MUGHAL EMPEROR HUMAYUN IN NEW DELHI" from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. As part of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program, which...