Project Grant SGR10020GR0022

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $120,000.00 Project Grant to the Icom - Hellenic National Committee, a non-profit organization, to organize the 2nd Cultural Heritage School in collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture. The grant, funded under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will support the protection of cultural heritage from the effects of the climate crisis. The project...

The Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece will organize the 11th Annual Museum Conference December 1-3, 2021 featuring U.S. experts under a $121,470 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports achieving U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics, the grant will support the conference to expand relationships between the U.S. and Greece. The Benaki...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $143,342 Project Grant under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CFDA 19.036) program to Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania. The grant funds aim to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat the illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage, with a focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea. Key activities include geological surveys, reinforcing rock...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $232,210 project grant to The American College of Greece under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will provide comprehensive scholarship support for up to 20 refugee and displaced students to experience a U.S.-modeled education at The American College of Greece between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support the achievement of U.S....

This federal Project Grant award of $249,866 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to The Heritage Management Organization Inc. to implement the "Preservation of Libraries and Archives in Iraq: Building Capacity for Preventive Conservation, Climate Change Adaptation, and Effective Outreach" project. The grant, funded through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025) program, aims to support the preservation of cultural...

This $163,553 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) was provided to the non-profit organization Eduact in Greece. The grant funding supports six educational and cultural programs to take place at American Spaces locations in Greece, as well as the purchase of equipment, furniture, and promotional materials for these initiatives. The grant...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs supports the post-disaster recovery and preservation of the remains of the ancient extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya. The project, funded through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (CFDA 19.025), will span from September 2024 to October 2026. The awardee, the University of Durham, a UK-based non-profit educational institution, will provide...

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $253,798.59, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant was awarded to Greenheart International, a non-profit organization, to implement the third round of the Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work and Travel 2025 program in Greece. The program will provide cultural and professional exchange opportunities for 10...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The two-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support the development of guidelines and capacity building for seismic retrofits of cultural heritage buildings in Lebanon. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to preserve...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Cyark under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to produce and disseminate three web-based interactive 3D experiences in conjunction with local partners in Ecuador and Peru. The project aims to foster greater protection of cultural heritage sites found along the Andean road system through developing the digital experiences. Work...