Project Grant SCE20020GR0018

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 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...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $850,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue (The Hollings Center) under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers program (CFDA 19.015). This grant, effective August 12, 2024 through July 14, 2027, supports the Hollings Center's comprehensive approach to promoting dialogue and mutual understanding between the United States, Western countries, and...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $116,900 cooperative agreement to Information And Resource Centers Pa to support programmatic activities at eight American Spaces in Kyrgyzstan from September 2022 through August 2023. Funded under the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441), the award will support a national debate match, Space Week programs and workshops, STEM programming based on the program's five core pillars, as well as costs...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $4,398,540 Cooperative Agreement to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) under the Academic Exchange Programs - Special Academic Exchange Programs (CFDA 19.011) federal grant program. This multi-year award, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to December 31, 2027, provides administrative and programmatic support for 23 American Overseas Research Centers worldwide. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $172,036 to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh for fiscal year 2024. The Jaago Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Bangladesh, is the primary awardee responsible for delivering these services. The award supports Jaago Foundation's role in managing the EMK Center,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $19.7 million Project Grant to the East-West Center under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers federal grant program (CFDA 19.015) to support the Center's separate appropriation for fiscal year 2021. The East-West Center will utilize the funding from February 9, 2021 through September 30, 2021 to achieve the program's objectives of increasing mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia, the Pacific,...

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...