Project Grant SCI80021GR3039

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $123,999 Cooperative Agreement (SCI80024CA0011) to Fundacion Instituto Chileno Norteamericano De Cultura De Santiago, a non-profit organization in Chile. The award is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) and supports the organization's efforts to lead and manage the Chile American Spaces (AS) network's engagement with emerging voices and established opinion leaders. Key activities include...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $120,000 cooperative agreement to Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile to raise awareness of the 200-year relationship between the United States and Chile. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile will host an academic conference showcasing the U.S.-Chile partnership through seminars, discussion panels, and other activities. The conference aims to...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), is intended to mitigate foreign investment risks in Chile through engagement and collaboration with the private sector, civil society, and the public sector. The award recipient, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization that specializes in democracy and free...

This $325,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program will support the conservation of the 17th-century Purified Virgin Chapel of Canincunca in Cusco, Peru. The project, to be carried out by the non-profit organization Asociacion Sempa, will involve conservation, restoration, and preventive preservation activities for this historic cultural heritage site over a...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awarded a $213,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano De Chiclayo (ICPNA-Chiclayo), a non-profit organization in Peru. The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to July 2027, supports ICPNA-Chiclayo's delivery of public diplomacy programs that promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals through...

This $300,000 federal 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 preserve the Teyuna-Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Park (TCPAP) in Colombia for future generations, enhance tourism for more than 25,000 annual visitors, and promote economic development for indigenous communities. The grant recipient, World Monuments Fund, Inc., will undertake comprehensive cultural heritage preservation efforts...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $494,047.54 Project Grant to Fundacion Erigaie through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The grant will support Fundacion Erigaie's work to develop a primary phase of preventive conservation focused on a detailed record and diagnosis of the Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia from September 2021 through August 2024. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to support...

This $4,979,989 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (CFDA 19.224) is intended to strengthen Chile's laboratory network to meet steady-state operational demands and international requirements, while also maintaining capacity and agility to surge laboratory operations during a biological event and subsequently scale down as appropriate. The award was made to the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, a...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Huella Local (FHL), a non-profit organization in Chile. The grant aims to strengthen the governance of organizations that can represent the voices of indigenous communities in the Antofagasta region to local officials and other institutions. FHL will provide training and technical assistance to the Atacamena community of Toconce to expand participation in...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, within the U.S. Department of State, awarded a $211,372 Project Grant under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, to support the conservation of ancient stone sculptures at the pre-Columbian site of Tiwanaku in Bolivia. The 2-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund activities such as conservation, documentation, and stabilization of the cultural...