Project Grant SPL90022GR0049

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.441 - ECA American Spaces program) provides $109,537.00 to the University of West Bohemia (Zapadoceska Univerzita V Plzni) in Pilsen, Czechia to modernize and furnish the American Center in Pilsen. The award helps align the American Center with the ECA's American look and feel for American Spaces globally. The performance period for this no-cost amendment runs from September...

World Learning Inc. was awarded a $957,750 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415). The award will support various citizen exchange activities between September 10, 2021 and December 31, 2023. These activities include the American Film Showcase, American Music Abroad, Arts Envoy, Center Stage, Community Engagement Exchange, Community Solutions,...

The American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. was awarded a $132,873 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to implement a ten-day study tour and English immersion program for North Korean defectors in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Under...

This $199,038 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the "Beyond Washington: Understanding the U.S. Heartland" program in 2025 and 2026. The program aligns with the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aim to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through cultural, educational, and diplomatic exchange activities. The Cooperative Agreement will fund the Cultural Vistas, Inc. non-profit...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $1,651,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.009 - Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs) to the Institute For Training And Development, Inc. (ITD), a non-profit organization based in Amherst, Massachusetts. The purpose of this award is to provide 100 participants from the Western Hemisphere with an overview of civic engagement and democracy, entrepreneurship and economic development, or...

The Association of American Voices is receiving a $1.8 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges federal grant program (CFDA 19.415). The funding will support the Arts Envoy Program, which delivers cultural exchange initiatives to promote international understanding. As part of the Citizen Exchange activities funded under the broader Professional and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Conference in 2025. This award is funded under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports cultural, educational, professional, and scientific exchanges to promote mutual understanding and advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Through this Cooperative Agreement, Cultural...

World Learning Inc. is awarded a $4,046,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the ECA U.S. Speaker Program (CFDA 19.440) to support approximately 600-700 traveling and virtual programs annually engaging all regions of the world. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the ECA U.S. Speaker Program awards cooperative agreements to organizations experienced in international exchanges to conduct the Speaker Program, which delivers...

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), a New Zealand-based non-profit organization, to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Cultural Preservation. The award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, covers an in-person workshop and virtual work from September 30, 2024 through March 30, 2026. The...

The New York Historical Society received a $532,668 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the creation of the Tang Academy for American Democracy Digital Curriculum, a free digital curriculum for middle school students that blends the study of civics and American history. Project activities include developing the digital curriculum, testing and evaluating it, and marketing and disseminating the...