Project Grant SHK30017GR028

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)...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $323,659 to Hong Kong International Literary Festival LIMITED under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The project grant funding will support hosting the 2023 Hong Kong International Literary Festival and Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival from September 23, 2022 through April 30, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S....

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Eye Catcher Int'l $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to sponsor the Eye Catcher Int'l Pitching Forum 2023. The forum will take place from September 23, 2022 through July 31, 2023 at the Hong Kong International Airport. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and building relationships with foreign audiences. This award will...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $812,566.18 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705) to the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF), a foreign-owned non-profit organization based in the UK. The grant aims to build the capacity and capability of nine partner countries in Africa to effectively manage wildlife products once in government custody. The project will result in strengthened...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $610,500.62 Project Grant to Wildlife Alliance Inc. from October 25, 2021 to December 31, 2024 under the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.621) federal grant program. The grant will support Wildlife Alliance Inc.'s efforts to reduce consumer demand for ivory in Cambodia through strengthened wildlife law enforcement capacity, community engagement initiatives, and applied research including surveys and...

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 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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $1,885,164.45 Project Grant (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime) to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to support the safeguarding of wildlife within Asia's protected and priority non-protected areas from poaching and trafficking. This effort includes providing rangers and conservation law enforcement with the necessary equipment and resources to effectively protect wildlife across the region, which may...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705), aims to address gaps in previous interventions by developing an innovative technological tool and empowering law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife and natural resource crime effectively. The $508,466.12 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, was granted to the Wildlife Conservation...