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 $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 $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...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded Shoulder To Shoulder Inc. a $240,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the CREATE Model Enhanced Educational System in Intibuca Department program in Honduras. The grant will fund the delivery of educational services and programs in Intibuca Department from September 2022 through March 2024. As part of its mission, the Public Diplomacy Programs support achieving U.S. foreign policy goals...
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 Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $109,650 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Honduras from August 18, 2022 through March 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). This program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals by informing and building relationships with foreign audiences. The funding will support efforts to expand and strengthen connections...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $113,902 Project Grant to Fundacion Dialogo Diverso under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) federal grant program. The grant will support efforts to promote and protect the rights of the LGBTIQ+ population in human mobility situations and vulnerable host communities in Ecuador from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. As part of its response to outflows of refugees and...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $114,430 Project Grant to Emprender Futuro to execute the Mujeres 360 Forum, the 360 Effect Women & Tech program, and the Mujeres 360 Bootcamp in La Paz Department, Bolivia from April 5, 2022 through January 31, 2023. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $105,711 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to examine ways in which participation by deaf artists and individuals has been limited in public spheres. The grant recipient, a foreign entity doing business as the Federal Egov IAE Initiative - Generic Entity Identifier, will use the funding over the nine-month period from August 2022 to April 2023 to support research and analysis on this issue....
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $680,640 project grant to Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador under the Economic Statecraft federal grant program (CFDA 19.322) to extend efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the administration of the Amazon Regional Funds and promote sustainability and local/indigenous support of extractive industries in Ecuador from September 2022 through September 2024. Specifically, the grant will support...