The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $451,677 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support implementation of a project providing for the performance and public talk by a U.S. soprano at the Riga Jurmala Festival in Latvia from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. This award advances those...
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...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $426,367 project grant to Fonds Atvertai Sabiedribai Dots to support the LAMPA Conversation Festival 2021 and public diplomacy discussions regarding U.S.-Latvia relations. The grant was awarded on June 8, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) with completion by October 11, 2021. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics while expanding relationships between foreign people...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $530,084 to Fonds Atvertai Sabiedribai Dots under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The Project Grant funding supports the Support Democracy and Discussion Festival Lampa from June 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign audiences to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and national security. This award will likely help the awardee...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $596,138.20 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Fonds Atvertai Sabiedribai Dots, a non-profit organization based in Latvia. The grant supports the preparation and implementation of the annual LAMPA Conversation Festival, a platform designed to promote democratic values, civil society engagement, and public diplomacy between the United States and Latvia. The festival serves as a...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $108,200 project grant to support the 2021 edition of the internationally renowned Music Unlimited 35 festival at Alter Schl8hof Wels in Upper Austria from November 5 through 7, 2021. The funding supports the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between the U.S. and European publics through international cultural exchange....
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $122,000 Project Grant to support activities for the U.S. Culture Task in the ZZ Championship in Letonya from April 9, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance national interests and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between the U.S. and people abroad. Funding will support products and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $206,039 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Lyrica Classic Entertainment Inc. to deliver the Spread New Music to the World program in Russia from October 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The program will unite nations through music by providing opportunities to experience new American sacred music and celebrate the 150th anniversary of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $116,185 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the international nine-day Streetdance Festival FlavourAma in Salzburg, Austria from August 27 to September 4, 2022. The award recipient, Potpourri Salzburg - Verein fuer Tanz und Nachwuchsfoerderung, will deliver the festival to advance the United States' foreign policy goals of informing and influencing European publics and strengthening...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $130,020 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to support Impulstanz - Vienna International Dance Festival. The award will fund the participation of 22 U.S. artists at the festival taking place from June 25 through August 31, 2022 in Vienna, Austria. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign audiences and strengthen relationships. This project grant will allow for cultural exchange through...