The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $299,999.75 cooperative agreement to the Eurasia Foundation to support a 12-month English Language Exchanges Support Program. The program will engage teachers and alumni of the Access and Advance programs across Russia to participate in U.S.-based exchange activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This award is being provided through the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $322,200 cooperative agreement to Forum For Cultural Engagement, Inc. from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024 to provide technical and logistical support for U.S. arts and cultural programming with Russian audiences. This award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Funding...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $275,320 project grant to CEC Artslink Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support ART PROSPECT, a project bringing together U.S. and Russian artists to explore their respective nations' complicated histories through two intensive creative residencies in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan from October 2022 to December 2023. The project aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,272.40 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for a project taking place in Russia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will fund efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties by sharing knowledge about the cultures and ways of life of indigenous peoples, specifically the Ojibwe in Minnesota and Karelians in Karelia. The...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $286,165 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The project grant funding will support the Sports for All Program, which will engage U.S. experts to share best practices with the goal of using sports as a platform to expand inclusive youth environments in Russia. Specifically, American leaders in diversity, inclusion, and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $421,125 Project Grant to A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support the Bridges to Shared Future program, which will use dance as a means to foster dialogue between youth in the U.S. and Russia. The program aims to promote mutual understanding at a time when anti-U.S. sentiment is proliferating in Eurasia. A.s.e. Global Bridges, Inc. will...
This cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will fund $356,000 to implement a series of public diplomacy programs focused on science and innovation in Ukraine. Funded under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grant program (CFDA 19.017), key deliverables include the Value Aligned Research and Development Networks Program, Global Innovation through Science and Technology Ideation...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $820,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. to support the Space for English Language Teaching and Learning (SETLR) program. SETLR seeks to provide space for dialogue between the peoples of Eurasia and the U.S. and foster American engagement with these audiences through English language teaching and learning. This award supports the achievement of the agency's Public...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $161,175.06 cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. to organize 25 virtual fellowship placements in the United States for administrators of regional business accelerators and incubators. The award is being carried out under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $101,498 Cooperative Agreement to the Northern Nevada International Center to implement an exchange program connecting U.S. and Korean climate activists. The goal of the 13-month project, running from September 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024, is to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and joint efforts in addressing climate change and building a sustainable future between the two countries. As part of the Department of...