This $112,111 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.021 - Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa) is intended to increase the capacities of Jewish and Arab high school teachers in Israel to integrate practices of experiential education, intergroup relations, youth leadership, and conflict management into their classrooms and curricula. The grant supports a comprehensive program led by Jerusalem Peacebuilders,...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $108,200 Project Grant to Tatweer Baladna under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant aims to create U.S. cultural pop-up spaces for 195 youth aged 11 to 29 and 30 teachers in North Lebanon, with a focus on Akkar, Tripoli, and Koura regions. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and programming to promote understanding...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $327,000 project grant to the United States Israel Educational Foundation to support public education, scholarly analysis and research, and academic visits between Israeli and U.S. scholars. This award falls under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which supports cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts in the region. Specifically, the Foundation will...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $218,386 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program to the non-profit organization Tsyunei Derech. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a completion date of December 31, 2025, supports the "MAAYAN BAMIDBAR" program, which brings together Jewish and Arab students in Israel for a language and cultural exchange. The program facilitates...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $136,381 Project Grant to Tsyunei Derech, a non-profit organization, under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" (CFDA 19.021) federal grant program. The grant will fund the MAAYAN BAMIDBAR program, which will bring together Jewish and Arab students in Israel for a language and cultural exchange initiative to bridge cultural gaps and reduce prejudice. The program is scheduled to run from...
This federal Project Grant award of $104,182.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.021) program, supports the development and dissemination of principles and methods for implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) principles in higher education institutions in Israel. The grant will also safeguard free speech during times of crisis. The award is provided to...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $103,040 to Coligacao DAS Entidades De Educacao E Cultura Brasil - Estados Unidos through the ECA – American Spaces federal grant program (CFDA 19.441) on September 30, 2022 to enhance English language learning, promote American culture and values, and improve strategic programming, technology, media, and facilities at seven binational centers in Brazil through December 31, 2023. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act,...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $132,358 Project Grant to the Coligacao DAS Entidades De Educacao E Cultura Brasil - Estados Unidos to implement improvements in technology, multimedia, design and strategic programming in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), American culture and English language online learning at seven binational centers in Brazil. As authorized under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), the...
AMIDEAST will provide programming and management services for the America House program in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023 under a $219,243 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The grant funding supports the Investing in People in the Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which aims to support cultural, educational, alumni, information and media efforts in the...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $2,104,218 Cooperative Agreement to Amideast to administer the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for the Middle East and North Africa region. The award, effective November 9, 2024, with a performance period through September 30, 2029, supports international academic and cultural exchange initiatives authorized under the Fulbright-Hays Act (CFDA 19.400 - Academic Exchange Programs - Graduate Students). Key...