Project Grant SP30793125

The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will fund oral history collection efforts focused on Yemeni seafarers, women in the automotive industry, and entrepreneurs to expand the Arab American National Museum's collections. Specifically, the funding will support the...

This federal Project Grant award for $399,891 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) supports the "American Muslim Pathways" initiative. This program consists of a series of lectures by humanities scholars, followed by community discussions held at PBS stations across the country, organized in conjunction with adjacent cultural and university venues. An interactive website, including learning lessons and...

The Cooperative Agreement award, administered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, aims to make international exchange experiences available to individuals in the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States through virtual exchange programs. The $6,258,933 award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to December 2026, will support the...

This Project Grant award of $857,400 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the Utah Division of Arts and Museums' NEA-approved strategic plan under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program. The award period is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. As part of the NEA's mission to advance the arts nationwide in partnership with state and local arts agencies, this funding will enable the Division...

This U.S. Department of State Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement award of $100,000.00 was granted to America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (Amideast) on June 27, 2024. The purpose of the award is to organize a two-day educational fair in Jordan featuring 35 U.S. universities. Amideast, a non-profit organization focused on educational and cultural exchange programs in the Middle East and North Africa, will deliver this initiative to foster...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Komuniteti Mysliman I Shqiperise to build capacities and skills among young people to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization in Albania. The grant was awarded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900) and will support programming from October 1, 2021 through September...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Arab Community Center For Economic And Social Services (ACCESS) through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel, facilities, safety supplies, and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 to aid ACCESS' response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded New York University a $125,000 Project Grant under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021) to develop the careers of 10 UAE-based artists and deepen and expand strategic partnerships for spoken word performance and youth engagement in art and cultural preservation by December 31, 2022. The grant aims to support programs, projects and activities focused on cultural,...

Amideast will implement a Space Camp exchange program for Libyans through a $135,267 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The grant supports the Investing in People in the Middle East and North Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.021), which aims to promote cultural, educational, and public diplomacy efforts in the region through projects, activities, and media efforts. Under the June 6, 2023 to September 30, 2024 award, Amideast will recruit...

This $482,100 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224), supports a partnership between the BLM Utah Heritage Program and the Utah State Library Division to advance the Department's priorities related to preserving heritage resources, increasing their resilience to climate change, and engaging underserved communities. The key activities and...