Project Grant SCO20017GR0052

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $116,202 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit organization in Colombia. The grant is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support initiatives that advance U.S. foreign policy goals. The grant will fund English language instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture, history, and values for 60 high-achieving Afro-Colombian and indigenous...

The federal Project Grant award of $470,000 was granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a non-profit organization in Colombia. The award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, aims to expand access for Afro-Colombian and indigenous university students to professional development opportunities that will enable them to serve as "agents of change" in a potential...

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 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 U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $230,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Partners of the Americas, Inc. to expand Colombia-U.S. higher education climate cooperation and inclusive education exchanges through the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative. The funding, awarded on September 16, 2024, will support activities to strengthen bilateral ties and promote mutual understanding between the U.S. and Colombia...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a non-profit organization in Colombia, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The grant will provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with two years of intensive English and leadership training, complemented by cultural immersion and community service activities. This program directly supports the goals of...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $101,154 Project Grant to Fulbright Colombia through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to promote inclusion, diversity, and equity and contribute to the personal and academic development of future leaders in Colombia. Fulbright Colombia will deliver programs and services from October 1, 2022 through November 1, 2022 to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals of informing and influencing Colombian...

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) awarded a $571,481 project grant to Centro Colombo Americano, a non-profit organization in Bogotá, Colombia. The grant will support the organization's efforts to foster cultural empowerment for underserved groups in Colombia, amplifying the voices of emerging artists and leaders. Key activities include elevating the Top Show Afro Festival, empowering 24 environmental journalists, and supporting U.S....

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $149,203 project grant to Fundacion Centro Colombo Americano, doing business as Centro Colombo Americano Bogota, to implement American Spaces activities from May 3, 2021 to May 30, 2022. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the awardee will deliver programs and services to support the purpose of the bureau's appropriation for direct assistance...

The Universidad De Antioquia received a $119,566 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to promote U.S.-Colombia shared values through the creation of the first Multiliteracies English Center at the university. The grant was awarded on April 15, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. The English center...