Project Grant SECAGD15GR1116

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $286,165 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The project grant funding will support the Sports for All Program, which will engage U.S. experts to share best practices with the goal of using sports as a platform to expand inclusive youth environments in Russia. Specifically, American leaders in diversity, inclusion, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary On September 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $2.06 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.415: Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges) to Family Health International, doing business as FHI 360, to amplify U.S. leadership in sports, promote American values of fair play and open competition to overseas audiences, and build bilateral relationships while fostering investment...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to run a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on sports leadership in California, with virtual activities and post-workshop follow-on activities. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between Americans and global...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $199,400 project grant to support a sports mentorship program for emerging Pacific women leaders. The grant, awarded January 31, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support piloting a program modeled after the U.S. Department of State ESPN Global Sports Mentoring Program. The program will provide mentorship to 10 emerging women leaders from the Pacific region through January 31, 2028. The Public...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Project Harmony Inc. received a $1,414,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on September 30, 2025, to implement the FY 2025 International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI). The award, funded under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs—Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415), supports a global sports-based exchange program designed to advance U.S. foreign policy...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $299,999.75 cooperative agreement to the Eurasia Foundation to support a 12-month English Language Exchanges Support Program. The program will engage teachers and alumni of the Access and Advance programs across Russia to participate in U.S.-based exchange activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This award is being provided through the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $275,320 project grant to CEC Artslink Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support ART PROSPECT, a project bringing together U.S. and Russian artists to explore their respective nations' complicated histories through two intensive creative residencies in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan from October 2022 to December 2023. The project aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $421,125 Project Grant to A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support the Bridges to Shared Future program, which will use dance as a means to foster dialogue between youth in the U.S. and Russia. The program aims to promote mutual understanding at a time when anti-U.S. sentiment is proliferating in Eurasia. A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. will...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $122,000 Project Grant to support activities for the U.S. Culture Task in the ZZ Championship in Letonya from April 9, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance national interests and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between the U.S. and people abroad. Funding will support products and...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $206,763.80 under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to support two linked sports diplomacy programs implemented from June to October 2022. Palestine: Sports For Life received funding to conduct the 2022 U.S. Sports Envoy Program throughout the Palestinian Territories and host a third round of the U.S.-Palestinian Youth Summer Camp. The programs aimed to promote public...