Project Grant SCE20020GR0017

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $178,854 cooperative agreement to Women & Democracy NGO to provide administrative support services for programs and operations at the American Center in Maldives from September 2021 through February 2023. The award was made under the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441), which supports cultural and information centers that provide free public access to resources about the United States. As...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs provides $123,278 to Women & Democracy NGO for managing 14 subgrants and monthly programs and operations of the American Center Male' in the Maldives from October 10, 2022 through October 10, 2023. The funding supports the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which establishes cultural and information centers worldwide providing free public access to resources on the United...

The Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh from FY2023 through FY2024. The funding, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the EMK Center's role in delivering cultural and educational programming to advance U.S. public diplomacy...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $163,842 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Center in Bangladesh for Fiscal Year 2023. This award, made under the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, will fund the EMK Center's role in supporting U.S. public diplomacy efforts through cultural and educational programming. Key activities...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $13,186 Project Grant to the Jaffna Social Action Center (JSAC) under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant funding will support JSAC's management of staff salaries, maintenance, supplies, renovations, and travel costs for the American Corner Jaffna (AC Jaffna) from February 14, 2019 through June 30, 2022. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $449,994 Project Grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Maldivian Red Crescent, a non-profit organization in the Maldives. The grant will fund disaster risk reduction and capacity building activities in the Maldives from January 2025 to January 2027. Through this funding, the Maldivian Red Crescent will implement comprehensive projects targeting disaster risk reduction,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,325 cooperative agreement to the Jaago Foundation of Bangladesh to support operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center from the Assistance for Small Foreign Friends Fund for FY22. Under this award made on September 30, 2022 and concluding on September 30, 2023, the Jaago Foundation will deliver services that support the goals of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $29,037,800 project grant to the East-West Center to support its separate appropriation for fiscal year 2022. The grant was awarded on November 23, 2021 under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers program (CFDA 19.015) to achieve the objectives specified by Congress of increasing mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) provided $173,624 to support the network of eight American Spaces in Kyrgyzstan. The funding will support programming, salary supplements, internet access, technology, and promotional/outreach materials for the American Spaces through August 31, 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program aims to provide free and open...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a cooperative agreement of $157,184 to Jaago Foundation on September 30, 2025, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Center in Bangladesh through September 30, 2026. The funding is provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by strengthening bilateral relationships and promoting...