The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $150,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant funding will provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with two years of intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service activities. This program...
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awarded a $116,202 Project Grant to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) and aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and advance national interests by facilitating cultural, educational, and professional exchanges between the U.S. and Colombia. The grant project will...
This $217,229 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant was awarded to the Centro Colombo Americano, a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in Colombia, to provide English language training to 40 students, with the goal of having 70% (28 students) achieve a "low intermediate English level" by the end of the program in December 2026. The...
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State 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 Cali and Buga, Colombia. The CHOP program provides high-quality English instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture and values to high-achieving...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, will support the implementation of two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) at Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The $400,000 grant, awarded on January 1, 2026 with a completion date of December 31, 2027, will fund...
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...
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...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Partners of the Americas, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to expand Colombia-U.S. higher education climate cooperation and inclusive education exchanges through the 100,000 Strong Americas initiative. The award period runs from September 16, 2024 to January 31, 2025. Partners of the Americas is a non-profit organization with over 55 years of experience in international...