The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $243,406.59 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Nevladino Udruzenje 'Digitalden', a non-profit organization in Montenegro. The funding supports activities to continue developing business ties between Montenegro and the United States by strengthening connections between startups from Montenegro and the Western Balkans with innovation ecosystems in the U.S. This includes bringing startup...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $258,648.36 Project Grant under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the non-profit organization Nevladino Udruzen JE "Digitalden" based in Podgorica, Montenegro. The grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, is intended to continue developing business ties between Montenegro and the United States by strengthening and connecting startups from Montenegro and the...
This Project Grant award of $149,966.02 from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs will support bringing a startup delegation from Montenegro to the United States to showcase technical and startup talents and establish connections with U.S.-based investors. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) with CFDA #19.900, the non-governmental organization Digitalden...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to reduce the ability of malign information influence activities to destabilize democratic processes and institutions in Montenegro. This funding supports the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Economic Support Fund Public Diplomacy Programs) federal grant program, which provides civil society and democracy building public diplomacy...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Udruzenje Novinara Srbije, a non-profit organization in Serbia. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, aims to identify individuals or organizations aspiring to create new digital media with a local focus, and provide them with a program of training and mentorship. The program will select an...
The U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $290,000 Cooperative Agreement to Media I Reform Centar NIS, a non-profit organization in Serbia. The purpose of the award is to support a Small Media Grants program, which provides funding for civil society and democracy-building public diplomacy initiatives within Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. The performance period for this award is from November 1, 2023, to November 1, 2024. The AEECA/ESF PD...
The U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $149,957 Cooperative Agreement to Network 20/20, Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver an intensive academic and practical entrepreneurship and leadership training program for 12 students or recent graduates aged 18-25 in Serbia. The program provides in-depth training to equip participants with entrepreneurial skills to launch new ventures and positively impact their local communities. The award has...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $183,889 cooperative agreement to Network 20/20, Inc. to implement an entrepreneurship and leadership training program in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/Europe and Eurasia Support for Transition Programs) CFDA number 19.900. The two-year program, beginning October 1, 2021 through September 29, 2023, will provide in-depth entrepreneurship and practical...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Atlantski Savez Crne Gore to counter disinformation and strengthen civil society and media resilience in Montenegro. Funded under the Agency for International Development's Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia Public Diplomacy Programs (AEECA/ESF PD Programs, CFDA #19.900), the award's objectives align with the program's goal of supporting civil society and democracy building initiatives in Europe and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to World Learning Inc. under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Security Fund Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900) to provide a semester-long, non-degree exchange experience at diverse U.S. higher education institutions to four undergraduate students from Montenegro under the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for the 2023-2024 academic...