The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $171,875 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Five Cowries Arts Education Initiative. The grant will support increasing the capacity of primary and secondary school teachers in Nigeria to deliver English language instruction and enhance STEM education outreach programs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and building...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $312,019 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for a project titled "Mainstreaming Koranic School Students for the Educational Sector in Northern Nigeria and Advocating for Reform of the Almajiri System." The two-year project, awarded on September 13, 2021 and concluding on September 29, 2023, aims to support the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040 objective of informing and influencing foreign publics...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded $226,881 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to support six town hall meetings and three days of editor training in Nigeria. The town halls and trainings aim to underscore the value of a free press in Nigeria's democracy through recognizing and informing local editors. The grant completion date is September 23, 2022. Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, doing business as the Federal Egov IAE Initiative - Generic Entity...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Digital Communication Network Global (Dcn Global) under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Dcn Global to create a multilevel network of actors and activities from October 12, 2021 through March 31, 2023. This network will support on demand cost per day campaigns to raise awareness, increase impact, and provide special trainings to counter...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $110,000 to support the look and feel, Starlink internet, programming, and electronic facilities at American Spaces in 11 cities across northern Nigeria. The grant recipient, Greenlight Development Centre, is a Nigerian non-profit focused on promoting safety, transportation, and sustainable development. They will use the funding to procure and install...
The Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, to provide a unique opportunity for early-career and mid-career journalists in Ghana to elevate their craft beyond daily tasks. The grant project will run from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025. The program aims to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals, advance national interests, and...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 project grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for the period of September 29, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant supports deploying effective communication channels and inclusion strategies for people living with intellectual disabilities in Burkina Faso. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040, which aims to inform and influence foreign audiences to advance U.S. foreign policy goals, the grantee will...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Found Sound Nation Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will fund a project to visit South Africa from September 2021 through October 2022 to document and highlight the shared and distinct experiences of America and South Africa's struggles against racial injustices through music and filmmaking. Specifically, the awardee and its collaborators will use music and...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, doing business as Federal Egov IAE Initiative - Generic Entity Identifier. The grant will support improving the resilience capacities of young girls and women in vulnerable situations and promote their active involvement in local development actions in Burkina Faso from October 3, 2022 through March 31, 2024....
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $109,360 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct workshops in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The workshops, taking place from October 2021 through January 2023, will address the underlying causes of sexual- and gender-based violence by drawing on expertise from the U.S. and South Africa. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance...