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 $120,800 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support increasing women's involvement in digital journalism in Russia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will fund efforts by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to highlight issues such as women's rights, diversity, gender rights and minority rights through strengthening women's roles as independent actors in digital reporting....
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $206,039 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Lyrica Classic Entertainment Inc. to deliver the Spread New Music to the World program in Russia from October 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The program will unite nations through music by providing opportunities to experience new American sacred music and celebrate the 150th anniversary of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim 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 $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 $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 $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...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $6,555 Project Grant to support public diplomacy programs in Belarus. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 with a completion date of April 30, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign audiences. This particular award will likely support efforts to expand and strengthen...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs will provide $265,436 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) cooperative agreement to the Humpty Dumpty Institute to implement a people-to-people exchange program. The program will bring 25-40 filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in Eurasia to Los Angeles for a ten-day intensive filmmaking training program from October 1, 2022 to December 15, 2023. The goal of the program aligns with the purpose of the Public Diplomacy...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $114,940 project grant to support public diplomacy programs in Great Britain. Under the grant, the awardee will organize a program of talks, events, and educational activities alongside a London exhibition of a prominent U.S. photographer's work. The grant's purpose aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign audiences and...