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...
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...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $105,048.24 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Pacific Forum International. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Under this Project Grant, Pacific Forum International will plan and implement a youth virtual program for approximately 15 Japanese, South Korean, and American participants aged 22 to 35. The goal is to foster U.S. engagement with Asian allies and partners. This will...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $199,774.98 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement to Pacific Forum International. Through this award, Japanese print media journalists will travel to the United States from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 to enhance their understanding of the Sino-Russian approach to maritime issues and the significance of U.S.-Japan cooperation in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting LIMITED (Pasifika TV) on September 30, 2024. The award is funded through the department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders communications and public relations in order to increase awareness of the program and improve the perception of the U.S. in the Pacific region. The project will be...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 was made by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2024. The award funds the implementation of a 3-day regional symposium for STEM education in the Pacific, as part of a Young Pacific Leaders Professional Fellows Program. The awardee, Mobiles For Education Alliance, a non-profit organization, will deliver this symposium by August 30, 2025 in...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Cultural Vistas, Inc. a $250,000 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to run a small grants competition and program for young Pacific leaders. Cultural Vistas will deliver virtual webinars, a two-day kickoff workshop, and a debriefing seminar for grant recipients. They will also monitor the grants. The award period is from September 30, 2021 to June 29, 2023. The Public Diplomacy...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $123,974.21 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on Sep 30, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The agreement supports a two-day information disorder forum with a policy focus, extending into four key countries: India, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The funding will enable UTS to organize and host this event, which aims to address...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded $129,333 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to Doublethink Lab for a research project analyzing Chinese propaganda techniques regarding Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The project will use computational analysis to identify and expose how the People's Republic of China disseminates disinformation at scale, with the goal of delivering these findings between October 2021 and September 2023. The Public Diplomacy...