Project Grant SPK33019GR0096

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $248,640 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan (CFDA 19.501) to Media Foundation 360, a non-profit organization based in Lahore, Pakistan. The funding will be used to enhance awareness of the U.S.-Pakistan partnership by organizing reporting tours in Sindh and Balochistan for broadcast and digital journalists. The program aims to empower these journalists through...

This $118,871.39 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.501 - Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan) will fund a two-part training program to empower Pakistani women journalists and help them overcome professional development barriers due to gender. The award was made on September 29, 2024 to the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. that...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will provide a liberal arts and sciences university education and human rights leadership training to ten Pakistani women from unserved and marginalized communities at AuW. The training will be delivered from...

This $249,488 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan (CFDA 19.501) will implement a 15-day exchange program to the United States for at least 10 participants representing digital content creators, targeting youth audiences from Punjab Province, Pakistan. The program will be executed by the non-profit organization Global Ties U.S., which has extensive experience...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $115,900 Project Grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs to teach Azerbaijani journalism students core journalism and media management principles. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the grant period runs from September 30, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant will support delivering training to...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $296,792 under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501) to the Shaoor Foundation For Education And Awareness. The award will replicate the Critical Thinking Forum model at the International Islamic University Islamabad and establish new Critical Thinking Forums at two all-women universities in Pakistan. The grantee will train faculty at both universities to administer...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $126,170 project grant to the Association DES Journalistes En Exil through the Regional Democracy Program (CFDA 19.221). The grant will support the Association's work to deliver democracy and human rights initiatives in Iran between June 2022 and December 2023. As part of the Regional Democracy Program's goal of promoting these values in the Near East region, the Association will utilize the funding to provide services that support...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan (CFDA 19.501) to the Trust For Democratic Education & Accountability located in Islamabad, Pakistan. The purpose of this award is to train 101 young Pakistanis to actively engage in civic and democratic affairs, contribute to the development of their communities, advocate for positive social change, and assume...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $259,549 cooperative agreement to the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation to strengthen Pakistani law enforcement and justice institutions. Under the agreement, the Global Neighborhood for Media Innovation will develop and deliver three virtual training courses to help institutionalize rule of law in Pakistan. The courses aim to develop and expand Pakistan's criminal justice systems by strengthening law...

This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), supports the implementation of the "Youth Journalism Development Program" by the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) in Georgia. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include multimedia literacy skills training and civic development programs for ethnic minority youth...