Project Grant SEC75018GR0009

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...

This $194,869 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide a 2.5-year English and leadership program for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian youth. The program, administered by the Ecuadorian non-profit organization Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo Partners Of The Americas (Fudela), aims to help the participants continue their education, gain more professional opportunities, and become agents of positive change in their...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $195,790.94 cooperative agreement to Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) on September 30, 2021 to engage English trainers from state governments in India to use student-centered practices in their classrooms. The trainers will work to improve the quality of English instruction in government schools through September 30, 2022. This award supports the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs...

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...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano to develop an English language program for teachers-in-training and early career teachers in the Dominican Republic. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between citizens...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $196,671.20 two-and-a-half-year Project Grant to provide an English and leadership program for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian youth in Ecuador. The grant falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program and will help Ecuadorian youth continue their education, gain more professional opportunities, and become agents of change in their communities. The grant was awarded on December 8, 2022 to...

This Project Grant award of $1,150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283) to Loyola Marymount University. The funding will support the establishment of the Center on English Learners and Multilingualism, which will provide capacity-building services, training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, regional, and local educational agencies to improve...

The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, doing business as Departamento De Instruccion Publica, has received a $4,092,807.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). This grant program aims to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet the same challenging state academic standards as all...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) provides $706,666 to the University of Colorado-Denver to enhance teacher preparation and development with a focus on increasing diversity, access, and equity in the teaching profession. The university will develop targeted initiatives such as bilingual teacher preparation, diversity...