Project Grant SLH50024GR0011

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 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 a $182,075 Project Grant to Latvijas Laikmetigas Makslas Centrs to support participation of U.S. artists at the International Contemporary Art Festival Survival Kit in Riga, Latvia. The grant period ran from August 8, 2022 through November 30, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. Through this funding, Latvijas Laikmetigas Makslas Centrs delivered programming showcasing U.S....

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $515,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the 12th annual Slash Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria. The Slash Filmfestival, organized by the nonprofit Verein ZUR Foerderung DES Fantastischen Films, will showcase international productions of fantastic film from September 23 through October 3, 2021 across three venues. The grant funding will support the festival's operations through the...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $223,358 Project Grant to Puruli Kultur Sanat Dernegi, a non-profit organization, to support the 11th Accessible Film Festival 2023 in Ankara, Eskisehir, Istanbul, and online. The festival will showcase films from Turkish and world cinema with accessibility services such as audio descriptions and captioning to enhance equal participation in cultural life for visually and hearing impaired audiences. This grant is funded...

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 $100,156 Project Grant to Impulstanz - Vienna International Dance Festival through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the participation of 16 U.S. artists at the Impulstanz Festival. The grant funding will allow Impulstanz to introduce American dance development in Europe by conveying and sharing the latest U.S. trends in dance and performance with local and international guests from May 15, 2021...

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 Association of American Voices is receiving a $1.8 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The funding will support the Arts Envoy Program, which delivers cultural exchange initiatives to promote international understanding. As part of the Citizen Exchange activities funded under the broader Professional and...