Project Grant SPM07009GR131

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $158,615.91 Project Grant to Fundacion Amador under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The grant will support Fundacion Amador's design, production, and installation of a permanent 48-panel outdoor exhibition at Ciudad del Saber in Panama. The exhibition will present the history of one of Panama's most significant places and is intended to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives in the...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $108,663.59 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Fundacion Amador to connect Panamanians with the military and civilian heritage of Forts Amador and Grant and the intertwined histories of Panama and the U.S. through a permanent outdoor exhibit in the Amador Causeway. The exhibit will be developed and installed between November 2021 and January 2023 to advance national interests and enhance the relationship...

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz will use a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support peer-to-peer jazz education touring from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which supports opportunities for participation in the arts and arts education as well as capacity building within the arts sector. Specifically, the funding will allow the Institute...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $130,844 Project Grant to Fundacion De Organizaciones Campesinas E Indigenas De Veraguas under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions that expand economic opportunity in Panama. The grant will fund Asociacion Para El Desarrollo Integral Comunitario De Cerro Pelado's technical training programs and shared agricultural resources to strengthen smallholder coffee, banana, rice and vegetable production using...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports peer-to-peer jazz education tours conducted by the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. The grant funding will be used to provide college-level jazz training and public school music education programs for young musicians and students across the United States between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025. The Herbie Hancock...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) awarded a $365,300 Project Grant to Fundacion Espacio Civico, a non-profit organization and foundation based in Panama. The grant, provided under CFDA Program 19.750 "Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs", covers the period from October 1, 2023 to March 30, 2025. The primary purpose of this grant is to foster informed and transparent elections, and enhance citizens' capabilities with tools...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $153,014.48 under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.750) federal grant program to Fundacion Jesus LUZ De Oportunidades. The project grant aims to train 54 professionals across Panama's court, penitentiary, public prosecution, and public defense systems through implementation of the Multidisciplinary Training Team program from October 1, 2022 to October 1, 2024. Specifically, the grant will...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Para El Desarrollo Integral Comunitario Y Conservacion De LOS Ecosistemas En Panama (Fundiccep) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. Fundiccep will support disaster recovery and resilience efforts at the grassroots level in Panama through March 2025. Specifically, Fundiccep will work with local communities to promote wider participation in disaster readiness committees,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $158,618 Project Grant to Fundacion Crisalida Internacional, operating through its division Glasswing International, to increase employability of vulnerable young men and women in Panama. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives. Through this funding, Glasswing International will...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $280,900 project grant to Fundacion Rapaces Y Bosques De Panama (FRBP) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750). The grant will support FRBP's efforts from August 2021 through August 2024 to strengthen the resilience of indigenous Embera and Wounaan communities in Panama through sustainable agriculture. Specifically, FRBP will help the communities adopt agricultural practices that...