Project Grant SSF75024GR0006

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) awarded a $19,591,110 Cooperative Agreement to the International Research & Exchange Board (IREX) to administer and implement the FY24 Mandela Washington Fellowship. This program will recruit and select 700 young African leaders, aged 25-35, to travel to the United States for six-week academic and leadership institutes under the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009). The funding will...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $110,327 cooperative agreement to Global Ties South Africa to manage logistics for Fulbright grantees under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022). Global Ties South Africa will provide logistical support services for Fulbright Foreign Student and Fulbright South African Research Scholar Program grantees in South Africa from May 2022 through March 2024. As part...

This $2,160,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.009 - Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs) is intended to build the capacity of accredited U.S. higher education institutions to expand their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The primary awardee, World Learning Inc., is a nonprofit educational organization that specializes in international education, exchange, and...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $14,377 project grant to support the 2023 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship program in Zimbabwe. The grant was awarded on May 1, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2023. Under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022), the funding will support the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship, which provides leadership training,...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to International HBCU Xchange Inc. on October 1, 2024. The award is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding bilateral relationships. The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to address the gap in research collaborations and partnerships between...

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...

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 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 Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded $107,880 to Kustawi Africa LIMITED through a Cooperative Agreement under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The award will support the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs 2022, Cohort 4 initiative from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program provides assistance awards by U.S....