Project Grant SCO20025GR0009

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $116,202 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a non-profit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and national interests by implementing an English language instruction and cultural exchange program for 60 students. By the end of the program, the...

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 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 aims to...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $470,000 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a non-profit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia. The grant is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) and aims to expand access for Afro-Colombian and indigenous minority university students to professional development opportunities, with the goal of empowering them to serve as "agents of change" in a...

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'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 (dba Centro Cultural Colombo Americano De Cali) to expand the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in 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, 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) on September 16, 2024. The grant, titled "Expanding Colombia-U.S. Higher Education Climate Cooperation and Inclusive Education Exchanges through 100K Strong Americas," aims to facilitate cultural, educational, and scientific exchanges between the United States and Colombia to promote mutual...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Medellin, Colombia, to implement two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. The MLK Program provides Afro-Colombian and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language instruction, mentoring, academic advising, and workshops on U.S....

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...

This federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $217,229 to support the Centro Colombo Americano, a non-profit organization in Colombia, in delivering English language training and cultural exchange programs. The funding will enable 40 Colombian students to achieve a "low intermediate English level" (A2-B1) by the end of the 26-month program as demonstrated by final test scores. The grant supports the...

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...