The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $700 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Poland. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and national security interests by informing and influencing foreign audiences. This particular award will likely support...
The Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe (KBF) will receive $150,000 from the Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) Project Grant to publish and promote four comic books featuring minority superheroes. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy initiatives in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, including Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) provided $173,624 to support the network of eight American Spaces in Kyrgyzstan. The funding will support programming, salary supplements, internet access, technology, and promotional/outreach materials for the American Spaces through August 31, 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program aims to provide free and open...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $140,183 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center to fund management of American Corners operations, strategic programming, and technology purchases for expansion of American Corners in Georgia from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This award supports the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which authorizes the establishment of cultural and information centers worldwide to provide free public...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $454,500 cooperative agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to oversee and support the Public Affairs Section (PAS) network of American Spaces in Ukraine. This includes America Houses in Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv, as well as nine American Studios and 14 American Shelves. The award period is from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The funding supports IREX's management and programming for...
This $155,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) is intended to sustain and support four American Corners located in Bitola, Skopje, Stip, and Struga, North Macedonia. The grant recipient, Mladinski Obrazoven Forum Skopje, a non-profit organization in Skopje, North Macedonia, will use the funding from September 2024 to September 2025 to deliver diverse programming at...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, awarded a $194,970 Cooperative Agreement on October 2, 2023 to Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO, a non-profit organization, to develop and implement five nationwide skills-building programs, as well as local programs, supplies, and technology to support the operation of nine American Corners in Kazakhstan. This award was made under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which provides funding to promote...
The U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $199,350 Project Grant to Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska-Bialorus through the General Department of State Assistance federal grant program. The grant will support independent media in improving and developing mechanisms for reaching Belarusian recipients of information via the internet from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the sub-awardee, Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej Polska-Bialorus will deliver products...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $117,665 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center of Georgia to support American Corner activities from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The award complements support provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of American Spaces under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between the...
This $130,415 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) supports the development and implementation of a nationwide skills-building program, along with local initiatives, supplies, and technology to operate eight American Corners in Kazakhstan. The non-profit organization Kazakhstan Amcorners Network, OO will use the funding to manage these cultural and information centers...