The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $305,000 cooperative agreement to the Asia Society to promote dialogue and strengthen the resilience of governments and NGOs in the Indo-Pacific region in countering economic coercion through a multi-sectoral workshop. The project, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), aims to foster understanding and strengthen relationships between the United States and Asian countries by providing research,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $149,903.45 to Pacific Forum International to organize a 3-day Indo-Pacific think tank conference in India. The conference will convene 15 experts from the Quad countries, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, along with 15 counterparts from India, to produce at least 15 joint research papers/articles on regional cooperation. The...
This $350,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 30, 2024 supports Cultural Vistas, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. The award is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, which facilitates cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges between the United States...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $555,606 Project Grant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat through the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124). The grant will support the APEC Women and Economy Sub-Fund by funding projects and initiatives that advance the economic empowerment of women in the Asia-Pacific region from September 13, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The East Asia and Pacific Grants Program aims to support the...
The Pacific Basin Development Council will update and implement the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa under a $106,250 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. Through this award made under EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program, PBDC will foster global competitiveness and meet regional economic needs by encouraging partnerships and collaboration...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji-Biji Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor to conduct the YSEALI Regional Workshop 2025 on Blue Economy. This award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships through cultural, educational, professional, and...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $1,276,136 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.108) to IOS Partners, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small business based in Miami, Florida. The award, effective from March 19, 2025 to April 1, 2027, supports the "Launch QUAD Ports of the Future Partnership to Support Investment in Port Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific and Advance Maritime Trade to Further Strengthen U.S. Trade and Prosperity."...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs provides $256,298.20 to design, plan, and organize a 4-day YSEALI Regional Workshop on Digital Policy and Emerging Technologies in Hanoi, Vietnam in August 2025. The award supports the goals of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics, expand bilateral relationships, and enhance national security through collaborative initiatives that...
The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Council On Strategic Risks to develop a project that showcases a youth-led vision for a climate-secure Pacific. The grant supports a three-day workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, to be completed by September 29, 2024. This grant is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships...
The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) awarded a $231,715.84 Cooperative Agreement to Pacific Forum International on October 1, 2023 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The purpose of the award is to establish a consultative mechanism between the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) and Southeast Asia to explore and devise common technical standards or governance...