Project Grant SINLEC20GR3193

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs will provide $360,000 through March 2024 via a Cooperative Agreement to support five partnership projects under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) between U.S. and Kazakhstani universities. Funded activities will focus on delivering products and services in the areas of good governance, financial planning and management, joint research publications, and curricula revision. American Councils For International Education: Actr /...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $113,350 cooperative agreement to Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO to support the American Corners Network with supplementary salaries, annual training for coordinators, general programming, and a redesign of the Oskemen makerspace. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of informing and influencing foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy and national...

This $2,350,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, is intended to strengthen civic engagement in Kazakhstan. The 5-year award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will be implemented by the Eurasia Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization. Through this funding, Eurasia Foundation will deliver technical assistance, educational...

The U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $1,499,999 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. to prepare at least 200 early-career English-language teachers from Central Asian countries to teach quality English language programming for adult and youth audiences. The award date is July 31, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning Inc. will manage the C5 + ONE (Opening Networks...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs provides $637,499 to implement the Central Asian Go Viral Festival and Network across Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The project aims to improve regional connectivity, promote diversified economic growth, and strengthen civil society through this youth-focused initiative. The award complies with Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 to end...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), provides $353,880.00 to train 16 Kazakh researchers and administrators to improve research commercialization outcomes, cultivate workforce development initiatives, and enable more partnerships for Kazakh higher education institutions. The award was granted on September 30, 2024 and is set to be completed by February 27, 2025....

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $265,680 Cooperative Agreement to Assotsiatsiya Organizatsii Sotsialnoi Ivent-Industrii (AOSII), a non-profit organization in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The award, funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aims to strengthen the administrative and operational capacities of American Space & Makerspace Almaty and American Corner Shymkent in FY 2025. The grant supports AOSII's efforts to develop and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $130,415 Cooperative Agreement under the ECA - American Spaces Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.441) to Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO. This 1-year award, effective October 1, 2024, supports the organization's efforts to develop and implement a nationwide skills-building program, along with local initiatives, supplies, and technology to operate eight American Corners in Kazakhstan. The American Corners are...

The Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) was awarded a $571,000 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to build capacity in the Kansas Conservation Partnership to effectively communicate and deliver conservation programs from September 13, 2022 through September 30, 2025. This funding supports KACD's work under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), a NRCS program that provides $570,966 in...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $228,524 cooperative agreement to National Alumni Network to provide alumni outreach and collaboration with alumni across Kazakhstan from July 8, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between...