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 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 Center for Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. was awarded a $740,740 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor to promote increased transparency in Hong Kong. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345) and aims to ensure Hong Kong civil society and media have the tools, skills, and access to data to conduct investigations and advocacy that...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to the F.Y. Chang Foundation, doing business as the U.S. China Education Trust (USCET). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support USCET's project titled "Rebuilding US-China Educational Connectivity" which aims to help revitalize U.S.-China education ties by creating opportunities for resumption of exchanges between...
The federal Project Grant award of $143,772.78 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on August 12, 2024. The award supports the "AUKUS INNOVATION: TRILATERAL UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW STRATEGIC AGE" project, which is being implemented by the United States Studies Centre (USSC), a non-profit educational institution based in Australia. The grant will fund initiatives that strengthen...
The American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. was awarded a $132,873 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to implement a ten-day study tour and English immersion program for North Korean defectors in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Under...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,265,076.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - Scholars (CFDA 19.401) program, is intended to implement the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators program. The award supports a series of five-week intensive academic seminars for experienced international secondary educators, including a four-week academic residency at a U.S....
The U.S. Department of State, through its Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), awarded a $2,650,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) on September 30, 2024. The grant aims to establish a robust network to advance a connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific region by empowering young leaders to address shared challenges. UNO will deliver this program, titled "YSALI", over the 3-year period ending on September 30, 2027. As part of this...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China) under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award, titled "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events," will support the implementation of a project to facilitate cultural, educational, and professional exchanges between the...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pannasastra University of Cambodia to support activities celebrating 75 years of U.S.-Cambodia diplomatic relations, including the expansion of American Spaces in Phnom Penh. This award is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which seeks to inform and influence foreign publics, expand bilateral relationships, and advance U.S. national interests through...