The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,128,776 Project Grant to KQED Inc., a non-profit organization in San Francisco, California, under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422). The grant, titled "Action Civics: Connecting Middle and High School Social Studies Curriculum to Media Creation," aims to enhance the teaching and learning of American history, civics, and government in middle and high schools, with a...
This cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided over $47 million to Creative Associates International Inc. to improve and expand basic education and provide greater opportunities for youth through expanded work and life skills programs in Jordan from May 2009 to July 2014. USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas grant program aims to support economic and democratic development around the world. The five-year project in Jordan...
The Association for the Advancement of International Education Inc. was awarded a $180,000 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Administration under the Overseas Schools Program (CFDA 19.023) to provide education assistance from September 7, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The Overseas Schools Program, administered by the Office of Overseas Schools, aims to promote quality elementary and secondary educational opportunities for dependents of American citizens abroad as well as support...
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the KEDC PROJECT ACHIEVE ADVOCATING FOR CIVICS AND HISTORY ENGAGEMENT & INSTRUCTION THROUGH VALUING EDUCATORS program. Under this two-year award funded through the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA #84.422), KEDC will establish Presidential Academies for the Teaching...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), a private non-profit educational institution in Tbilisi, Georgia. The grant funds a "Youth Journalism Development Program" to provide multimedia literacy skills and civic development training for ethnic minority youth in the region. Key activities include training on...
This federal Project Grant award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), aims to improve English language skills for 20 Albanian journalists and immerse 12 of them in American media practices. The goal is to help the journalists better understand the ethics, values, and latest techniques in the media field, resulting in better-trained and more globally aware journalists. The award was...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD (Public Diplomacy) Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Next Level English, a for-profit sole proprietorship in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The grant aims to INCREASE DIVERSE, HIGH-QUALITY MEDIA CONTENT IN KAZAKHSTAN THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVED ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AMONG JOURNALISTS AND CONTENT CREATORS. The project will involve delivering customized English language...
This federal Project Grant award of $380,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The award supports the Hawaii State Department of Education's (HIDOE) initiative to develop and improve STEM education, entrepreneurship,...
The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $224,365 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to the Khayat Culture And Learning Foundation. The grant will support training youth in Lebanon in investigative journalism and production of documentaries for television addressing issues such as violent extremism, corruption, human rights, misinformation, gender challenges, and youth problems. The training and documentary productions...
Through the $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the non-profit organization America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (Amideast) will deliver high-quality English language instruction and career advising to 40 public school students from Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. This 150-hour Youth English Program, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to enhance the...