Project Grant SFJ60023GR0029

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2023, supports Gravitas Pasifika, LLC in running a Young Pacific Leaders Conference to coincide with the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii. The award also funds virtual activities and follow-on initiatives. This project aligns with the Department of State's CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs," which seeks to advance U.S. foreign policy goals,...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting LIMITED (Pasifika TV), a New Zealand-based non-profit organization, to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Cultural Preservation. The award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, covers an in-person workshop and virtual work from September 30, 2024 through March 30, 2026. The...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. This award is funded under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Cultural...

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,...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Guam Council On The Arts & Humanities Agency a $376,950 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The grant supports arts programs, services, and activities associated with the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. This includes funding cultural initiatives and arts programming across Guam, as well as a sub-grant to the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) to provide subsidies for the...

This $316,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs will support a three-day TechCamp on combating climate change and developing climate resilience to natural disasters. The TechCamp will bring together 40 emerging science leaders and science communicators from the Pacific region. Cultural Vistas, Inc., doing business as Cultural Vistas, will deliver the TechCamp as a sub-awardee under the agreement. This award is being made through the...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting LIMITED (Pasifika TV) on September 30, 2024. The award is funded through the department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders communications and public relations in order to increase awareness of the program and improve the perception of the U.S. in the Pacific region. The project will be...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs aims to build the capacity of young Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia to better manage their marine resources. The $500,000 project, awarded on September 30, 2024, will run through September 30, 2027 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The award recipient,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, provides $250,000.00 to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit exchange organization. The funding will support the implementation of a Young Pacific Leaders Small Grants Workshop, virtual activities, and a debriefing seminar. This project aims to promote global understanding and collaboration among individuals and...