Project Grant SSF75022GR0065

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $109,360 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct workshops in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The workshops, taking place from October 2021 through January 2023, will address the underlying causes of sexual- and gender-based violence by drawing on expertise from the U.S. and South Africa. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $105,736 project grant to Found Sound Nation Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will fund a project to visit South Africa from September 2021 through October 2022 to document and highlight the shared and distinct experiences of America and South Africa's struggles against racial injustices through music and filmmaking. Specifically, the awardee and its collaborators will use music and...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $179,999 Project Grant to The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (doing business as Clinical Practices Of The University Of Pennsylvania) under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. This grant will fund a project titled "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: INTERFACE BETWEEN HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY" from July 7, 2023 to December 9,...

This federal Project Grant award of $258,492.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program supports Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina to conduct an overseas project focused on "Exploring South African Culture Through an Entrepreneurial Lens". The project aims to enhance modern foreign language and area studies education in the U.S. by enabling faculty, teachers, students, and...

The California State University Auxiliary Services Inc. was awarded a $172,744 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The grant will support the organization's project "African Knowledge Systems: Performing Arts in South Africa During Apartheid and Beyond" from June 1, 2022 through December 1, 2023. The project aims to contribute to the development...

The University of Alabama will administer the Six-Week Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative for $436,277 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The funding supports the University's implementation of the "Learn, Liberate, and Lead (LLL): Applying Gandhi-King Strategies to Intentional Leadership Training" program. As authorized under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) federal...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) program, will support a three-part professional exchange for 16 civil society representatives from Mozambique. The exchange will provide training, site visits, and meetings with American experts to impart best practices, new ideas, and networking opportunities. The project, to be implemented by World Learning Inc., aims to promote...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $116,937.72, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program, will fund a 5-month long Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini. The program will equip 100 women entrepreneurs with business skills and mentorship to scale their enterprises. The awardee, the Africa Women...

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 Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded Oregon State University a $130,949 cooperative agreement under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to foster campus-wide research culture at universities in Zimbabwe through networking and collaboration with U.S. universities. The agreement supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. Under the September 30, 2021 award concluding...