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...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) is intended to build expertise in strategic issues among youth from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea and provide them with a platform to regularly engage on global issues. The $250,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, will be executed by Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher...
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 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...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $101,626 Project Grant to Tamagawa University, a foreign-owned non-profit organization in Japan, to conduct research under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The research project, titled "LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM)-BASED GAME AGENTS IN COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS", will be performed from June 2025 to June 2027. Tamagawa University has a history of providing research services to the U.S. federal government through...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $123,974.21 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on Sep 30, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The agreement supports a two-day information disorder forum with a policy focus, extending into four key countries: India, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The funding will enable UTS to organize and host this event, which aims to address...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $105,299 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to support the creation of a U.S.-Japan Young Scholars' Training on Nuclear Policy. The Maureen And Mike Mansfield Foundation will organize a bilateral exchange bringing Masters and PhD students from the U.S. and Japan together from September 2022 to January 2024 to deepen their understanding of nuclear policy and security issues. The exchange is intended to advance...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs provides $275,000 to fund an exchange program for 10 journalists from the Philippines and Japan. The program, titled the "2025 Friends, Partners, and Allies Reporting Tour," aims to bolster the participants' understanding and appreciation of Filipino and Japanese diaspora communities in the United States. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024, to October 1, 2025. The award...
The Department of Defense awarded a $536,341 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to the University of Hawaii (UH) for the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant supports scientific research and technological development initiatives across multiple disciplines that contribute to national defense missions while maintaining potential civilian applications. As a comprehensive public research university...
This $360,048 federal project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will provide a 10-month study opportunity in the United States for up to 8 Okinawan high school students. The grant will cover the costs of recruiting, promoting, and administering the academic exchange program, which involves the students living with American host families and attending local schools. This initiative aims to...