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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CFDA 19.036) program provides $156,848 to Cultural Heritage Without Borders Albania to build local capacity and law enforcement cooperation to combat illicit trafficking of Albanian cultural heritage. The project will focus on the archaeological sites of Apollonia, Byllis, and Antigonea, and includes a budget reallocation to improve efficiency...
This Project Grant award of $276,000.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the Trustee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, a non-profit organization. The funding will support research fellowships at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The fellowships will provide American-based, post-doctoral scholars opportunities to pursue...
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 $163,553 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants), supports Eduact, a non-profit organization in Greece, to cover costs for six educational and cultural programs at American Spaces locations in Greece. The funded activities include purchasing equipment, furniture, and promotional materials to facilitate these programs, which are...
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...
This $150,000 Project Grant award, made 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, supports a program to implement a study tour in the U.S. on security research and IP protection for researchers and stakeholders, with a specific emphasis on Greek researchers. The award recipient is the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), a non-profit organization focused on...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program (CFDA 98.006) to The American College of Greece. The award will support a construction/renovation and commodities project in Greece over the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The project aims to enhance the infrastructure and resources of the college, which serves as an educational demonstration center...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the International Tracing Service (ITS) to expand the number of traveling containers in the "Stolen Memories" exhibit from two to three. The grant supports the goals of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. Specifically, the additional container will help the ITS...