Project Grant SLE20026GR0004

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 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 $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 May Chidiac Foundation-Media Institute (MCFMI) received a $589,802 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). Through a series of public talks, webinars, and web series highlighting shared democratic values and the U.S.-Lebanon relationship, MCFMI will engage Lebanese audiences. MCFMI will also host two final events to share recommendations reports. The award period is from...

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 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 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 Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The two-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support the development of guidelines and capacity building for seismic retrofits of cultural heritage buildings in Lebanon. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to preserve...

This U.S. Department of State Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement award of $100,000.00 was granted to America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (Amideast) on June 27, 2024. The purpose of the award is to organize a two-day educational fair in Jordan featuring 35 U.S. universities. Amideast, a non-profit organization focused on educational and cultural exchange programs in the Middle East and North Africa, will deliver this initiative to foster...

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...