Project Grant SCO20026GR0005

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 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 Public Affairs (DOS BPA), under its Public Diplomacy Programs, awarded a project grant of $24,000 to Democracy International, Inc. for a 3 day training sessions in civic education programming for local public school teachers and teacher trainers in Antioquia, Colombia. The grant funding will support the training sessions which aim to strengthen civic education and engagement, with the place of performance being in Antioquia, Colombia. The grant period is one...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin received a $400,000 Project Grant awarded January 1, 2026, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) administered by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. This no-cost amendment extends the period of performance through July 31, 2027, to implement two cohorts of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program) serving the 2024-2025 and 2026-2027 academic years in Colombia. The MLK Program delivers...

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 $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 US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to Immap Inc. on July 16, 2022 to support programs in Colombia through May 15, 2023. The grant was awarded under USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA #98.001) to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advance US foreign policy objectives. Through this funding, Immap Inc. will provide assistance to support economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $229,524 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Fulbright Colombia, also known as Comision Para El Intercambio Educativo Entre LOS Estados Unidos De America Y Colombia Comision Fulbright. The funding supports the development of the Semilleros Fulbright program, a training and mentoring strategy that works with outstanding undergraduate students from underserved communities in Colombia. The program aims to...

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...