Project Grant SJA70521GR3004

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $144,544 project grant to Public University Corporation Akita International University under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant funding will support improving the communicative English language teaching skills of Japanese teachers of English from February 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $273,782 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to provide training services in Japan. Through the Women's Startup Lab Impact Foundation, the Project Grant will fund onsite and virtual training for 5,000 women across five Japanese cities from July 2021 through December 2022. The training will target female entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, students, and ecosystem builders to advance the...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $199,774.98 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement to Pacific Forum International. Through this award, Japanese print media journalists will travel to the United States from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 to enhance their understanding of the Sino-Russian approach to maritime issues and the significance of U.S.-Japan cooperation in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The...

This Project Grant award of $155,000 from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to increase diverse, high-quality media content and strengthen English proficiency among journalists and content creators in Kazakhstan. The awardee, Next Level English, a for-profit sole proprietorship, will provide tailored English language training courses designed to improve the professional skills of journalists, enhance their...

The Foundation For International Understanding Through Students, Inc. (Fiuts) received a $112,189 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to provide summer intensive English courses for four weeks for ten defector students in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and expand relationships between people to support U.S. foreign policy goals....

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $55,678.74 Project Grant to Spelman College under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will provide students with opportunities to learn the Japanese language and better understand Japanese culture, history, and contemporary society through programs delivered in Japan from May 2023 through December 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals and...

This $433,296.91 Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, part of the U.S. Department of State, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The award will fund the implementation of five multi-week intensive skills-building camps focused on improving the quality of English language instruction and providing training on new and existing IT-related technologies. The camps will take place in Uzbekistan and be delivered by the...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded Next Level English a $180,000 project grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide English language training for professional journalists in Kazakhstan. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to support civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, through public diplomacy. Under...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded General Inc. Association Waffle $193,920 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to organize conferences in December 2022 and 2023, and launch a community aiming to increase female students' interest in the information technology field through lectures by women studying computer science at universities and female engineers in Japan. The award period is from November 1, 2022 to June 30,...