Project Grant SKZ10017GR868

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 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 Institute for War and Peace Reporting -US (IWPR-US) received a two-year, $740,740 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The award falls under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). IWPR-US will advance policy change in Kazakhstan to bring religious freedom legislation in line with international standards. As part of the grant, IWPR-US will work to open...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $182,883 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) provides funding for a three-day NextGen TechCamp in Kazakhstan. The program will focus on 50-60 alumni from the TechWomen and TechGirls U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs, with a specific emphasis on developing women's leadership in STEM fields. The National Alumni Network,...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $259,549 cooperative agreement to the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation to strengthen Pakistani law enforcement and justice institutions. Under the agreement, the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation will develop and deliver three virtual training courses to help institutionalize rule of law in Pakistan. The courses aim to develop and expand Pakistan's criminal justice systems by strengthening law...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism / Qendra Shqiptare Per Gazetari Cilesore, a non-profit media center in Albania. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to empower Albanian investigative journalism and nurture future journalists. The funding will be used to...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $350,000 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. This Cooperative Agreement supports independent investigative journalism and media landscape development in Albania. Specifically, the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism will work to widen the views of independent media professionals and present a more pluralistic context through...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO a Cooperative Agreement valued at $128,070 under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The awardee will support operations and strategic programming across eight American Spaces locations in Kazakhstan, with targeted initiatives supporting America250 commemorative activities. These publicly accessible...

The Albanian Center for Quality Journalism received a $120,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to promote independent ethical investigative journalism in Albania. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of December 31, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900. This federal program provides civil...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,625 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to enable journalists, media outlets, and civil society to build capacity across ethnic divides in communities along the Tajikistan-Kyrgyz Republic border from September 16, 2022 through March 31, 2024. This project grant funding will support Internews Network's efforts to...