Project Grant SLE20020GR0020

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $108,200 Project Grant to Tatweer Baladna under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant aims to create U.S. cultural pop-up spaces for 195 youth aged 11 to 29 and 30 teachers in North Lebanon, with a focus on Akkar, Tripoli, and Koura regions. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and programming to promote understanding...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $177,641 Project Grant to the Eurasia Foundation to engage 12 Lebanese English language teachers in a United States-based immersive English language exchange program. This grant is funded under the Department of State's CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs," which supports U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives by strengthening relationships between the American people and citizens of other countries. The...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $171,134.83 to the Middle East Institute, a non-profit organization, to fortify the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Lebanon. The funding aims to strategically enhance dialogue and civic participation between the Lebanese diaspora and communities in Lebanon, with a specific emphasis on the 2026 parliamentary elections. This award is an amendment to de-obligate remaining funds from a...

Under this $1.625 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Association of American Voices dba American Voices will design and implement the 2021-2022 American Music Abroad (AMA) Program. The AMA Program will consist of approximately 10-15 international tours to 30-40 countries featuring select professional American musical ensembles. This award was made on August 13, 2021 under the Cultural, Technical and Educational Centers...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $267,503 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant (CFDA 19.040) to support the performance of "Song of the Shank" by U.S. artists at the 2023 Wiener Festwochen festival in Austria. George Lewis will compose and Jeffery Renard Allen will author and write the libretto for the musical work. Stan Douglas will contribute visual art, and the Ensemble Modern will perform the piece at the June 13-15, 2023...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Zaal And Khadra Company For Creative Arts to support the American Theatre Festival for Youth Project. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, talented Jordanian youth from six governorates will work with professional actors to develop scripts for five plays. The project aims to further support youth who participated in previous programs. The agreement period is from...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a 5-year, $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The Education2Action (E2A) program seeks to create a network of entrepreneurial peacemakers equipped with skills, opportunities, and motivation to address high-impact challenges in and between Palestinian and Israeli communities. The program will directly...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $223,000 project grant to support in-country costs for U.S. Arts Envoy Clark Beckham and his band's participation in the Rigas Ritmi music festival in Riga and Kuldiga, Latvia. The grant funding supported the band's performance and engagement activities at the festival from June 27 to July 31, 2022 under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). This federal grant program aims to advance U.S. foreign policy and...

This $2,850,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for the Middle East and North Africa (CFDA 19.519) is intended to assist deprived Syrian refugee and Lebanese children build resilience by improving their education competencies, psychosocial wellbeing, and interpersonal skills. The primary awardee, Relief International, will implement this 12-month program in Lebanon,...