Project Grant SGR10022GR0015

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 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 American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $319,000 to Kunstmeile Krems Betriebs GMBH, operating as Karikaturmuseum Krems, to support the exhibition "Helen Frankenthaler. Painterly Constellations" from April 23 through October 30, 2022. This Project Grant funding will support the exhibition under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen cultural relationships. The completion date for the...

The Museum der Moderne Salzburg received a $290,600 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support the exhibition and publication of works by American video artist Bill Viola. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance U.S. foreign policy and cultural relations objectives, the exhibition was held from July 16 through October 30, 2022. As the sub-awardee, Museum der Moderne Salzburg utilized the funding to curate...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $117,500 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Kunsthauswien GMBH. The funding supports Kunsthauswien's invitation of four American and US-based artists—Alia Ali, Nakeya Brown, Pixy Liao, and Carmen Winant—to showcase their works at the Photo Festival Foto Wien from March 5 to March 31, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals through civic engagement and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a Project Grant of $1,080,020.00 to the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a non-profit organization, on August 30, 2023. The grant is provided under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) and supports ACYPL's program to promote ties between emerging foreign leaders in policymaking and politics and their American counterparts. The program aims to strengthen...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,500 Project Grant to Mexoxo AMK under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Mexoxo AMK's "Small Places Big Dreams" initiative, which aims to promote women's economic empowerment within the hospitality industry in Yunanistan by providing skill-building opportunities for 300 female business owners in that sector. The initiative directly supports the Public...

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....

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...