Project Grant SDA20022GR0025

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $1,151,209 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in New Zealand. Under the award, four U.S. writers will participate in a literary festival's school and general programming. Three authors will engage virtually while one New Zealand-based U.S. author will participate in-person. The grant funding will support the achievement of foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign audiences, as...

This $155,936 project grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the participation of six U.S. professors at the 2022 Graz International Summer School Seggau (GUSSEGG 2022) in Seggau Castle, Leibnitz, Styria, Austria. Held from June 15 to August 15, 2022, GUSSEGG 2022 aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and national security interests through the Public Diplomacy Programs' objective of informing and influencing foreign publics....

This $144,967 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports the participation of two renowned keynote speakers from the USA in the Culture and Technology Conference, NDF23 WHANAKE EVOLVE, held in New Zealand. The grant provides funding for the speakers' travel, lodging, and participation in the conference, which is focused on exploring the intersection of culture and technology. The grant was awarded on October 31, 2023, with a...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $1,129,355 Project Grant to the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival Charitable Trust through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to host two U.S.-based authors, Jason Reynolds and Colson Whitehead, and a reception at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival from May 16-21. The Trust will deliver cultural diplomacy and inform/influence New Zealand publics by bringing the two acclaimed American authors to...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $273,249 Project Grant to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. doing business as Actr / Accels under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The grant will support the 2022 FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PROGRAM, SHORT-TERM SEMINAR PROJECTS from June 1, 2022 through December 1, 2023. As indicated in the program description, the funding will...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $1,265,076 Cooperative Agreement on September 1, 2024 through the Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars (CFDA 19.401) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to implement the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators program. The program will support approximately 20 international secondary educators (e.g., administrators, curriculum developers, teachers) to participate in a five-week academic...

This Project Grant award of $781,652.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research under the Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CFDA 19.300) aims to develop, support, and deepen American expertise and proficiency in languages relating to the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The grant recipient, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, will provide a range of educational...

This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provided $130,000 to research the extent and nature of People's Republic of China (PRC) influence and collaboration in academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. The grant period ran from September 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and...

The federal Project Grant award, with ID SCI80024IN0016, was provided by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which is part of the U.S. Department of State. The award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships. This $141,480.00 award, with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025, will fund...

This $851,064 federal Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research was made under the Program for Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CFDA 19.300). The grant supports the development, support, and deepening of American expertise in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union through advanced research, language training, and academic exchange programs. The awardee, American Councils for...