This federal Project Grant award of $196,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs on July 15, 2024 under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The award supports the preservation of cultural heritage in the La Paz Department of Bolivia, with a project period running through January 15, 2026. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program focuses on protecting archaeological sites, historic...
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...
This $300,000 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 be used by the World Monuments Fund, Inc. to preserve the Teyuna-Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Park (TCPAP) in Colombia. The project aims to preserve this cultural heritage site for future generations, enhance tourism to attract over 25,000 annual visitors, and promote economic development for indigenous communities. The award has a...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $257,874 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the Fundacion Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali (Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali) to expand the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) within Colombia. The CHOP program provides high-quality English instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture and values to high-achieving Afro-Colombian...
The U.S. Department of State awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, for the preservation of ancient San rock art in the Matobo region of Zimbabwe. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will support conservation, documentation, inventory, preventive care, restoration, and stabilization activities to preserve this important cultural heritage site and...
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...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $325,000 Project Grant on September 4, 2024 to the Asociacion Sempa (Ruta Del Barroco Andino Andahuaylillas - Huaro - Canincunca - Cusco - Peru) under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program. The purpose of this grant is to support the conservation and preservation of the 17th-century Purified Virgin Chapel of Canincunca in Cusco, Peru. The project will involve conservation,...
The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $250,637 to the Aga Khan Foundation under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) Project Grant. The grant will support the Aga Khan Foundation's project "CONSERVATION OF 16TH CENTURY ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MUGHAL EMPEROR HUMAYUN IN NEW DELHI" from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. As part of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program, which...
This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) will provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with two years of intensive English language training and leadership development, complemented by cultural immersion and community service activities. The grant recipient, Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, is a nonprofit educational organization focused on cultural...
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...