Project Grant SLE20023GR0009

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 $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...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $305,400 two-year Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to the Marshall Legacy Institute. The grant will support empowering 600 young people in Lebanon and the United States with knowledge, tools and experience to realize positive community changes through intercultural exchange and highlighting U.S. sports culture. The Marshall Legacy Institute, doing business as the Marshall...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $229,000 two-year Project Grant to Tatweer Baladna under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant aims to create six U.S. cultural pop-up spaces in Lebanon for 405 youth and 60 teachers from different age groups. The pop-up spaces will be located in Saida, Aley, Zahle, Bekaa, Hasbaya, Rashaya, Nabatieh, and Marjeyoun to provide cultural exposure and experiences. The Public Diplomacy Programs...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. on June 26, 2023 to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative (CFDA 19.500). This program aims to foster a new generation of civically engaged leaders and social entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region. Through this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning will administer the Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program, which provides academic...

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 Near Eastern Affairs (DOS) awarded a $1,000,000 project grant under the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program to Creative Associates International Inc. for the Libyan Engagement and Governance through Applied Learning-Government of National Accord (LEGAL-GNA) program. The program aimed to strengthen governance and civic engagement in Libya through capacity building for the Government of National Accord from April 17, 2017 to September 30,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide $100,000 through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Fundacion Crisalida Internacional (doing business as Glasswing International) to deliver a Democracy Strengthening Program in El Salvador. This project will provide over 500 youth with knowledge about democracy and citizenship, and opportunities to become local change makers through promoting volunteer actions from November 2022 to June 2024. The...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,999,997 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to the Center for Civic Education, a non-profit organization based in Calabasas, California. The grant will fund the "DOCUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY: LESSONS IN LIBERTY FOR WE THE PEOPLE" project from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The project aims to develop and implement innovative educational...