Project Grant SIN65020GR0042

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $380,655 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to the Conference Of Defence Associations Institute to host three virtual and one in-person event discussing security threats impacting Canada and the United States. Specifically, the funding will support events on climate security, women, peace, and security, and the rise of China and instability in the Indo-Pacific region. The period of...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Council On Strategic Risks to develop a project that showcases a youth-led vision for a climate-secure Pacific. The grant supports a three-day workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, to be completed by September 29, 2024. This grant is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Pacific Forum International a $249,990.81 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award will support Pacific Forum International in running a Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop between September 2021 through September 2023. The workshop will include virtual roundtables, mentoring, and an in-person event in Hawaii. Pacific Forum International will also engage...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Alumni Roadshow in 2025. This award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships through cultural, educational,...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) received a $233,400 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 20, 2021 to support activities concluding on September 30, 2022. The award is part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, CSIS will use the funding to create resources and...

The Mindspace Non-Profit Civil Partnership will receive $119,540 under a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. The grant is part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) and will support the Mindspace University Connecting the Balkans Program. The program will share U.S. educational models and best practices focused on developing an entrepreneurial mindset for youth in the agricultural industry in the Balkan region. It will establish...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Digital Communication Network Global (Dcn Global) under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Dcn Global to create a multilevel network of actors and activities from October 12, 2021 through March 31, 2023. This network will support on demand cost per day campaigns to raise awareness, increase impact, and provide special trainings to counter...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $129,333 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Doublethink Lab for a research project analyzing Chinese propaganda techniques regarding Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The project will use computational analysis to identify and expose how the People's Republic of China disseminates disinformation at scale, with the goal of delivering these findings between October 2021 and September 2023. The Public Diplomacy...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $499,858 cooperative agreement to Acamedia, Z. U. of Çekya to support research and outreach activities from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The award will investigate, analyze, and publicize the Chinese Communist Party's foreign-directed propaganda, disinformation, and related interference activities. This aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) goal of informing and influencing foreign publics to...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...