Project Grant SLE20023GR0023

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 $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 $207,978.02 to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (Amideast) through the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program to conduct the RUN THE PCELT English Language Teacher Professional Certification Training Program. Under this Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2023, Amideast will provide professional certification training for four...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides $100,000 to AMIDEAST to deliver the 150-Hour Youth English Program in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Through this program, AMIDEAST will provide high-quality English language instruction and career advising to 40 public school students, enabling them to enhance their English proficiency and career readiness. The award falls under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $195,790.94 cooperative agreement to Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) on September 30, 2021 to engage English trainers from state governments in India to use student-centered practices in their classrooms. The trainers will work to improve the quality of English instruction in government schools through September 30, 2022. This award supports the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded $103,466.50 to Project Peacepal, doing business as Global One To One, through the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to recruit 12 English language teachers from underprivileged areas in Algeria with 60 students, and six New Mexico high school teachers with 50 students, to engage in a virtual cross-cultural exchange between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to America-Mideast Educational And Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) under the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs federal grant program (CFDA #19.600). The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the cooperative agreement, AMIDEAST will work with three sub-awardees - Jordanian Hashemite Fund For Human Development (Johud), Al Qantara Center For Human Resources Development,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $6,517,866.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) federal grant program. The award aims to make international exchange experiences available to individuals in the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States through virtual exchange programs. Key products and services funded under this award include:...

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 U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $1,499,999 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. to prepare at least 200 early-career English-language teachers from Central Asian countries to teach quality English language programming for adult and youth audiences. The award date is July 31, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning Inc. will manage the C5 + ONE (Opening Networks...