Project Grant SEC30025GR0004

This one-year, $128,409.50 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA #19.441 - American Spaces), equips 50 Ecuadorian youth aged 15-18 from high-insecurity communities with workforce skills. The program integrates workshops and English language training to boost employability and economic stability, advancing U.S. prosperity. The grant recipient is Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano De Guayaquil, a non-profit organization that...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $108,200 project grant to support the 2021 edition of the internationally renowned Music Unlimited 35 festival at Alter Schl8hof Wels in Upper Austria from November 5 through 7, 2021. The funding supports the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between the U.S. and European publics through international cultural exchange....

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association was awarded a $248,964 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) to support the performance and cultural exchange activities of the Philadelphia Orchestra in China. The grant will fund the orchestra's residency and engagement activities in China from October 7, 2024 to November 29, 2024, promoting mutual understanding and advancing U.S. national interests through...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $185,685.80 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo for a project grant beginning September 1, 2021 through July 1, 2022. The project grant funding will support opportunities for teenagers of African descent and/or Indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador to expand their horizons. Specifically, the funding will enable...

This $137,000 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 provide teenagers of African descent and/or indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador the opportunity to expand their horizons. The funding will support a program that enables these teenagers to learn English, develop leadership skills, and share their experiences with diversity. The grantee, the Pontificia...

Under this $1.625 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Association of American Voices dba American Voices will design and implement the 2021-2022 American Music Abroad (AMA) Program. The AMA Program will consist of approximately 10-15 international tours to 30-40 countries featuring select professional American musical ensembles. This award was made on August 13, 2021 under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) provides $700,000 in funding to Found Sound Nation, Inc. to support the FY 2025 American Music Mentorship Program. The award period runs from Sep 26, 2025 through Dec 30, 2027. The program leverages music as a transformative medium to promote cross-cultural understanding and reconciliation through...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $177,602.50 Project Grant to Asociacion Experimento De Convivencia Internacional Del Ecuador through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support improving the English proficiency of public Ecuadorian English teachers from March 2021 through January 2023. The goal is to raise citizen prosperity through more effective English education, as well as provide greater job and economic...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $117,070 Project Grant to the Asociacion Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to engage young audiences in Costa Rica through the coproduction of an original musical theatre play titled "Revolutionary Women." The play will tell the story of extraordinary U.S. and Costa Rican women from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The Public Diplomacy Programs...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Alumni Roadshow in 2025. This award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships through cultural, educational,...