Project Grant SSF75021GR3056

The federal grant award of $381,784.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. The grant supports an intensive advanced program for Zulu language instruction in South Africa from August 2024 to August 2026. The awardee, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, will leverage its expertise in language training, cultural studies, and curriculum development to enhance modern...

The Universidad De Antioquia received a $119,566 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to promote U.S.-Colombia shared values through the creation of the first Multiliteracies English Center at the university. The grant was awarded on April 15, 2022 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. The English center will...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded Teachers College Columbia University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to continue strengthening English language programming with the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The grant will support Teachers College Columbia University providing English language instruction and related programming to further the Public Diplomacy Programs' goal of...

This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $470,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a minority-owned, Hispanic-serving educational institution in Medellin, Colombia. The award's primary goal is to expand access for Afro-Colombian and indigenous minority university students to professional development opportunities, positioning them as "agents of change" in a potential post-conflict scenario in...

This Project Grant award of $914,860.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.184 - School Safety National Activities) will support the "Culturally-Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Practices for Youth (CITY) Program" at Teachers College Columbia University. The program aims to increase the mental health service capacity of urban, high-needs schools by developing and delivering culturally-informed, trauma-sensitive practices and training...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $609,635 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Montana under the Academic Exchange Programs - Teachers (CFDA 19.408) program. The purpose of this award is to contribute to the improvement of post-secondary vocational and technical education and institutions in selected countries and the U.S., while fostering mutual understanding between citizens. This no-cost amendment adds a new provision titled...

This $706,688 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program supports National University's "PROJECT DREAMS: DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP FOR SUCCESS" initiative. The program aims to enhance teacher preparation and development at minority-serving educational institutions, with a focus on recruiting, preparing, supporting, placing, and retaining...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will provide $150,000 to the Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a nonprofit educational organization in Colombia. The funding will support a 2-year program to provide 40 Afro-descendant and indigenous university students in Colombia with intensive English language training, leadership development, cultural immersion, and community service...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $200,000 to address the gap in research collaborations and partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. and institutions in South Africa through a student-faculty exchange program. The award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. The program aims to inform and influence...

This federal Project Grant award of $348,514 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant supports Columbia College Chicago, a private non-profit educational institution, in providing comprehensive support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and overall student success for disadvantaged undergraduate students, including low-income, first-generation, and...