Project Grant SNZ95019GR0036

This $100,300.00 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, in promoting cross-cultural connections between the U.S. and New Zealand through the "Sing Aotearoa" and "Choral Connect" initiatives. The award, with a period of performance from September 26, 2023 through October 31, 2023, will enable Miscellaneous...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $1,129,355 Project Grant to the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival Charitable Trust through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to host two U.S.-based authors, Jason Reynolds and Colson Whitehead, and a reception at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival from May 16-21. The Trust will deliver cultural diplomacy and inform/influence New Zealand publics by bringing the two acclaimed American authors to...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,236 cooperative agreement to LKH Consulting of New Zealand to implement an Academy for Women Entrepreneurs for Pacific women in New Zealand. Under this award, LKH Consulting will provide business networking, launch and graduation events, and participate in the Pasifika Festival event from June 2022 through June 2023. This cooperative agreement supports the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $188,957 to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The funding supports a series of talent development programs in the New Zealand screen industry from May 2021 through May 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through expanding relationships between people. This award...

This federal Project Grant award of $174,000 from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) is intended to fund a series of workshops and events in New Zealand. The awardee, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, will run the "Tutu Labs Classes," "Get Into Games Online Event," and "Matauranga Wero Hanga In-Person Event" to raise understanding of disinformation and fact-checking. The award period runs from September 30, 2023 to January 30, 2025....

This $144,967 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports the participation of two renowned keynote speakers from the USA in the Culture and Technology Conference, NDF23 WHANAKE EVOLVE, held in New Zealand. The grant provides funding for the speakers' travel, lodging, and participation in the conference, which is focused on exploring the intersection of culture and technology. The grant was awarded on October 31, 2023, with a...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $228,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support travel for U.S. researchers to attend the Regional PIURN Conference in July 2023 in New Zealand. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific and Cook Islands Research Center, the conference aims to inform and influence foreign publics through cultural exchange and expanding relationships between researchers. The funding will allow U.S. participants...

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2023, supports Gravitas Pasifika, LLC in running a Young Pacific Leaders Conference to coincide with the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii. The award also funds virtual activities and follow-on initiatives. This project aligns with the Department of State's CFDA 19.040 "Public Diplomacy Programs," which seeks to advance U.S. foreign policy goals,...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $2,169,255 Cooperative Agreement to the New England Foundation For The Arts, Incorporated under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). Through this award, six performing arts ensembles from three countries totaling approximately 52 participants will each tour for 28 days across underserved rural and urban communities in the United States. The ensembles...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Cantare Con Vivo a $100,000 project grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts...