Project Grant SEZ80021GR3087

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to This Human World KG, a non-profit organization based in Vienna, Austria. The grant funding will support the presentation of American films focused on human rights issues at the 16th Vienna-based International Human Rights Film Festival, scheduled to coincide with International Human Rights Day from November 30 to December 10, 2023. This...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,030,000 Project Grant to combat Chinese Communist Party repression of Uyghur and minority communities inside and outside of Xinjiang. The grant falls under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which funds targeted programs addressing human rights abuses and supporting open political spaces in struggling democracies and authoritarian regimes....

The New Wild Inc. was awarded a $250,000 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on September 30, 2021 to educate the public about the Uyghur genocide. The grant falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to support U.S. foreign policy goals and national security objectives. Through this one-year award expiring September 30, 2022, The New Wild Inc. will deliver public outreach and...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $227,210 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support the Accessible Film Festival 2022. Puruli Kultur Sanat Dernegi will organize the film festival scheduled to take place from October 17-23, 2022 in Lewisville, Texas. The festival aims to provide equal access to cinema and allow everyone to view outstanding movies from Turkish and world cinema under equal conditions. Services delivered...

This Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The grant supports Rahama Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization, to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services targeted at adult and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking within the Muslim...

The Academy Foundation, on behalf of a national consortium of film archives and libraries, was awarded a $211,540 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to research and design a searchable online resource for underrepresented film collections. The grant-funded project will develop a dataset gathering individuals and film titles from secondary sources related to social, gender, racial, ethnic, ability, sexual...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $251,613 Project Grant to the Hong Kong Arts Centre to sponsor the 28th IFVA Awards and Festival. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the Hong Kong Arts Centre will use this August 1, 2022-funded award to produce the 28th International Federation of Film Critics (IFVA)...

This Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889). The Asian Community & Cultural Center (ACCC) and its partner Friendship House will use the funding to provide outreach, education, and victim services to 200 immigrant and refugee clients per year, including 50 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or...

The University Settlement Society of New York (USS) and the Asian American Federation (AAF) were awarded a $400,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice (CFDA 16.047) program. The grant will fund a comprehensive, one-year initiative to address the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York City and across New York State. Key program elements include: Expanding the successful ROAR! (Rejoice!...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $515,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the 12th annual Slash Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria. The Slash Filmfestival, organized by the nonprofit Verein ZUR Foerderung DES Fantastischen Films, will showcase international productions of fantastic film from September 23 through October 3, 2021 across three venues. The grant funding will support the festival's operations through the...