Project Grant SDR86018GR0015

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...

The Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc. will provide technical and logistical support for the US Expert Speakers Program under a $322,200 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The award is part of the Agency's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through March 2024. Specifically, the Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary World Learning Inc. received a $2.25 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the ECA U.S. Speaker Program (CFDA 19.440) awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. Under this award, World Learning Inc. administers approximately 530 international speaker exchange programs that deploy American experts and professionals to engage foreign audiences on...

The American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. was awarded a $132,873 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to implement a ten-day study tour and English immersion program for North Korean defectors in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Under...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Eye Catcher Int'l $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to sponsor the Eye Catcher Int'l Pitching Forum 2023. The forum will take place from September 23, 2022 through July 31, 2023 at the Hong Kong International Airport. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and building relationships with foreign audiences. This award will...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,858 cooperative agreement to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya to support research and outreach activities from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The award will investigate, analyze, and publicize the Chinese Communist Party's foreign-directed propaganda, disinformation, and related interference activities. This aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) goal of informing and influencing foreign publics to...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $123,974.21 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on Sep 30, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The agreement supports a two-day information disorder forum with a policy focus, extending into four key countries: India, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The funding will enable UTS to organize and host this event, which aims to address...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to increase the abilities of professional Mexican journalists to recognize and counter disinformation and produce evidence-based content from September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education to build capacity of foreign researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to counter the use of coercive legal instruments by the People's Republic of China and/or the Chinese Communist Party to limit freedom of expression. This award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2022 for completion...

The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) received a $499,919 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Office of the Secretary of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs grant program (CFDA 19.040). The award will support a two-pronged project to build global understanding of Chinese propaganda and disinformation efforts and promote transparency and informed decision-making in Armenia through January 2023. CEPA will deliver analyses of Chinese government messaging and...