Project Grant SLH50022GR0010

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $110,000 project grant to support American participation in the Visagino Country Music Festival in Lithuania. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to promote inclusion and share democratic values through cultural exchange in a majority Russian-speaking region. Specifically, the funding will support the Tarptautinio Muzikos Festivalio Visagino Country Centras in...

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 a $118,272.40 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for a project taking place in Russia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will fund efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties by sharing knowledge about the cultures and ways of life of indigenous peoples, specifically the Ojibwe in Minnesota and Karelians in Karelia. The...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $286,165 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The project grant funding will support the Sports for All Program, which will engage U.S. experts to share best practices with the goal of using sports as a platform to expand inclusive youth environments in Russia. Specifically, American leaders in diversity, inclusion, and...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $987,650 Project Grant to VSI Prodemo under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund the creation of a civil society space in Russia to protect free and fair elections through October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, the grant aims to empower the election observation community in Russia to operate in a very difficult,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $592,590 Project Grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to the Austrumeiropas Mediju Profesionalas Meistaribas Celsanas Fonds. The grant will fund efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 to improve access to reliable information on different media platforms for citizens in Russia, allowing them to make informed decisions and hold...

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 $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 Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $322,200 cooperative agreement to Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc. from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024 to provide technical and logistical support for U.S. arts and cultural programming with Russian audiences. This award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Funding...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $592,590 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to empower civil society organizations working on issues of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Russia. The Friends of the Helsinki Movement Foundation, operating as Friends of the Helsinki M, will use the two-year project grant funding from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2024 to protect civil society...