Project Grant SCO20014GR001

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant, awarded $400,000.00 to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit organization in Colombia. The grant will fund the implementation of two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. The MLK Program provides English language instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture, history, and...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin to provide continuity to the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Program in Colombia from September 30, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The grant is being administered under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through educational and cultural exchange programs that strengthen relationships between...

The University of Alabama will administer the Six-Week Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative for $436,277 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The funding supports the University's implementation of the "Learn, Liberate, and Lead (LLL): Applying Gandhi-King Strategies to Intentional Leadership Training" program. As authorized under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) federal...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a $18,738,055 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Under this 5-year award, IREX will recruit and select 700 young African leaders aged 25-35 to travel to the United States for six-week academic and leadership institutes. This initiative aligns with the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate...

This $2 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will support the development of a postdoctoral research fellowship program focused on educational equity and diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Administered by the University of Arizona, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the fellowship program will provide research opportunities for a diverse cohort of postdoctoral fellows to study culturally responsive...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support a program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to provide inclusive leadership training for STEM graduate students. The two-year program will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders in fostering institutional change towards greater inclusion and equity within academic settings. In the first year, graduate student fellows will...

The Department of State Bureau of Human Resources awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement to The Washington Center For Internships & Academic Seminars from September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the William D. Clarke, Sr. Fellowship program (CFDA 19.207). The award will fund efforts to recruit and develop new and diverse talent to serve as Diplomatic Security Special Agents in the Department's Foreign Service. Specifically, the awardee will develop graduate-level individuals...

The National University has been awarded a $706,688 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, will support the university's "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS" initiative. This program aims to strengthen the teacher preparation...

The U.S. Department of State, through the William D. Clarke, Sr. Fellowship program (CFDA 19.207), has awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), a non-profit organization. This award tasks TWC with delivering a comprehensive program to develop a diverse pipeline of graduate-level talent dedicated to pursuing Foreign Service careers, particularly as Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents. Key program elements...

The University of Massachusetts-Boston will provide professional fellowship programs totaling $696,428 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. As part of the Academic Exchange Programs - Graduate Students program (CFDA 19.400), UMass-Boston will support graduate students and scholars through the Professional Fellows Program from July 2022 through December 2023. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs seeks to increase...