Project Grant SLE20019GR0001

This $301,953.93 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) is intended to empower 240 youth and 40 women in Baalbeck, Lebanon by enhancing their leadership, English, computer skills, and providing civic education. The grant recipient, Uspeak Association, is a woman-owned non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov that specializes in community development and empowerment programs,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $481,262.07 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to develop and implement an English language curriculum and teacher training program in Lebanon. The Uspeak organization will deliver an English language course to 1,540 women in 62 clusters throughout Lebanon from July 2021 to July 2023. In addition to the core 6-month language instruction, the program includes leadership training and a 6-day teacher training. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $155,000 in funding to the Mladinski Obrazoven Forum Skopje, a non-profit organization in North Macedonia, to sustain and support four American Corners located in Bitola, Skopje, Stip, and Struga. The performance period for this award is from September 25, 2024, to September 25, 2025. The American Corners are community spaces...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $300,000.00 in funding to Kosovo United States Alumni (KUSA), a non-profit organization, to improve Kosovo's higher education institutions and address social and economic development challenges through research, development, and extension services. The funding supports KUSA's efforts to strengthen ties between the United States and Kosovo by empowering young leaders, combating...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $4,190,688.00, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519), aims to improve the learning outcomes of out-of-school children and those at risk of dropping out from formal education (ages 3 to 14/15) in Lebanon. The award to the International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) will enhance access to quality formal and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $140,183 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center to fund management of American Corners operations, strategic programming, and technology purchases for expansion of American Corners in Georgia from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This award supports the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which authorizes the establishment of cultural and information centers worldwide to provide free public...

This $130,415 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) supports the development and implementation of a nationwide skills-building program and local initiatives at eight American Corners cultural and information centers in Kazakhstan. The award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund programming, supplies, and technology to promote U.S. engagement,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $764,000.00 in funding to the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to deliver programming for the American Resource Center. The key products and services to be provided under this 18-month award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026, include developing future leaders, strengthening democracy to advance European integration, and increasing...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awarded a $194,970 Cooperative Agreement on October 2, 2023 to Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO, a non-profit organization, to develop and implement five nationwide skills-building programs, as well as local programs, supplies, and technology to support the operation of nine American Corners in Kazakhstan. This award was made under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which provides funding to promote...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR / ACCELS, Inc. on October 15, 2024. The award, titled "English Speaking Nation Teacher Leadership Training (ESN:TLT)," aims to improve the quality of English language education by encouraging teacher leadership and skill-building among ESN teachers and U.S. government-funded program alumni. The project is funded under...