Project Grant SMU30008GR010

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 purpose of this $400,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (DOS/ECA) to Creative Associates International Inc. under the parent Educational Exchange, American Studies Institute federal grant program was to implement a United States-Algeria School Linkages Program in Algeria from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. The US-Algeria School Linkages Program was a virtual exchange program that aimed to establish partnerships...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $106,337.80 Project Grant to World Learning Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The two-year project aims to create an Algerian English as a Second Language (ESL) network of stakeholders to plan, implement and sustain meaningful long-term ESL activities in Algeria. The grant will support World Learning Inc. in developing an Algerian ESL network composed of representatives from government,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $112,914 Project Grant to Alianza Cultural Uruguay Estados Unidos De America through the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant funding will support 260 new and existing English and STEM course scholarships at the Binational Center in Uruguay from May 2021 through August 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to support the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program in Jordan from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. Under the CFDA #19.022 program, the grant funding will support educational and cultural exchange activities delivered directly by eligible U.S. organizations to organizations in Jordan. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs provides...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) on November 15, 2023. This grant funding will support initiatives to promote cultural exchange, educational opportunities, and public diplomacy between the United States and Jordan over the performance period ending September 30, 2024. The grant aims to strengthen democratic values,...

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 European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Commission For Educational Exchange Between The United States Of America, Belgium And Luxembourg Internat. ORG through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support mutual understanding between Belgium and the United States by promoting English language learning, understanding of American history and culture, and engagement with at-risk youth from...

This $433,296.91 Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, part of the U.S. Department of State, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The award will fund the implementation of five multi-week intensive skills-building camps focused on improving the quality of English language instruction and providing training on new and existing IT-related technologies. The camps will take place in Uzbekistan and be delivered by the...