This federal Project Grant award of $116,202.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant supports a program aimed at providing English language training and leadership development for 60 students, with the goal that 70% (42 students) will achieve a low-intermediate English proficiency level, and...
This 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), will provide $150,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Colombia. The funding will support a 2-year program to provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service...
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 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 U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $400,000 project grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a minority-owned, nonprofit educational institution in Medellin, Colombia. The grant will fund the implementation of two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) from 2024-2025 and 2026-2027, which provides English language training, leadership development, and cultural exchange opportunities for minority...
This $257,874 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 support the Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali, a non-profit organization in Colombia, to expand the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP). CHOP provides high-quality English instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S. culture and values to high-achieving Afro-Colombian and Indigenous high school students....
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 $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 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 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...