Project Grant SCO20021GR3024
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $422,100 to the Centro Colombo Americano in Bogota, Colombia to upgrade their bilingual library and renovate their auditorium. The goal is to foster civic engagement and cultural exchange through tech-enhanced spaces that showcase U.S. culture and strengthen the organization's role in education and mutual understanding between the U.S....
- 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 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 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 will...
- The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $672,500 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Colombia. The grant was awarded on January 15, 2023 with a completion date of February 10, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040. The grant funding will support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in Colombia by informing and influencing foreign publics. It will also help to expand and strengthen relationships between the...
- This $148,970 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.441 - ECA - American Spaces) is to organize and coordinate the distribution of funds among four American Spaces located in Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Sucre, and Tarija, Bolivia. The grant will support the purchase of technology, graphics, promotional materials, and advertising for these American Spaces, which serve as platforms for local communities to learn about the United...
- The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $102,393 Project Grant to Fundacion Ficamazonia of Colombia under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to offer an audiovisual production course. The course will provide virtual training to students in different areas of film production from August 24, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and strengthening...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, is for $400,000 to implement two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) from 2024-2025 and 2026-2027. The award recipient is Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a minority-owned, Hispanic-serving international nonprofit organization in Medellin, Colombia. The MLK Program provides intensive English language training and leadership development for...
- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has awarded a $183,443 Cooperative Agreement to Coligacao DAS Entidades De Educacao E Cultura Brasil - Estados Unidos, a non-profit organization based in Brazil. The award, funded under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), will support programs that celebrate America's 250th anniversary and highlight American excellence in education, innovation, entrepreneurship, and democratic values, with a focus on...
- The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $166,069.75 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano (Centro Cultural) through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441). The grant will support Centro Cultural's implementation of strategic programs aligned with its mission priorities at the American Space Centro Cultural Salvadoreno Americano in El Salvador. Specifically, funding will provide for updates to the center'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 awards made by U.S. diplomatic missions abroad to eligible organizations. Based on the award description, the awardee will likely operate an American Space in Colombia, a public diplomacy program to provide local access to U.S. books, English language learning, and exchange programs. The funding and award period will allow the awardee to conduct programming to share U.S. policy and culture with Colombian audiences for just over one year.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $27.2k | 9/9/21 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 7/16/21 | ||
| Not listed | $62.3k | 5/3/21 |