Project Grant SNZ95021GR3114

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to display a free exhibition titled "USA Hall of Heroes" at the Whirinake Whare Taonga Museum in New Zealand. The exhibition aims to encourage exploration, diversity, and confidence in youth through shared values between the United States and New Zealand. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign...

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 Museum der Moderne Salzburg received a $290,600 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to support the exhibition and publication of works by American video artist Bill Viola. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to advance U.S. foreign policy and cultural relations objectives, the exhibition was held from July 16 through October 30, 2022. As the sub-awardee, Museum der Moderne Salzburg utilized the funding to curate...

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....

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 $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 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will create and launch an online version of its past exhibition "Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970" under a $199,710 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) program. Museum staff funded by the award will conduct research, writing, design, testing, and promotion to develop the new online exhibition focusing on black musicians'...

The Portland Art Museum will receive $638,046 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to mount a retrospective exhibition of works by mid-century modernist Oscar Howe and a concurrent site-specific installation by artist Jeffrey Gibson. The Museum will collaborate with Many Nations Academy teachers and students to develop student-led tours of the exhibition and will partner with the Native American Youth and Family...

This federal Project Grant award of $136,320.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 25, 2024, aims to further cultivate a profound appreciation for genuine artistic values, particularly among younger generations, and to nurture their discerning aesthetic sensibilities. The grant recipient, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered in SAM.gov, will deliver a...