Project Grant SSF75024GR0015

This $444,005 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701) was provided to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a non-profit organization based in London, UK. The award was intended to build the capacity of the Strong Cities Network (SCN) to counter violent extremism in regions including East and West Africa, South and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Western Balkans. This award has...

This $2,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) was granted to Sister Cities International to recruit, train, and deploy youth ambassadors for the 2025 Osaka, Japan Expo. The goal is to enhance the global audience experience at the U.S. Pavilion by showcasing U.S. leadership in innovation for the future. The award, with a performance period from August 21, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will support citizen diplomacy and...

The federal Project Grant award SBL40024GR0083, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), provides $110,000.00 to the Centro Boliviano Americano De Santa Cruz De La Sierra, a non-profit educational institution in Bolivia, to organize the ABLA 2025 conference in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, supports the organization's efforts to...

The Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism awarded a $140,000 project grant to the Institute For Strategic Dialogue to support the CITY PAIR PROGRAM WORKSHOP in Finland. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) with a completion date of May 31, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. For this award, the Institute For Strategic Dialogue will...

This federal Project Grant award of $913,907.00, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, supports Sister Cities International's FY24 Traditional Public Private Partnership Program. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate citizen diplomacy and international cultural exchange initiatives that promote mutual understanding between the United States and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $215,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), is intended to equip partner nations with capabilities to identify and counteract CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) disinformation, and to foster a unified approach to craft and integrate strategies into public messaging and crisis communications plans. The...

This $1,056,886 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701) will support the placement of two U.S. citizens in 2-year Junior Professional Officer (JPO) appointments within the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT) and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York. The purpose is to build law enforcement counterterrorism capacity. The award period runs from...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The award, totaling $1,924,000.00 and effective from September 30, 2024 to June 26, 2025, was issued to World Learning Inc. to support 4-6 on-demand projects, including at least one U.S.-based exchange, and provide direct support for the Digital Communications Network...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) under the Counter Narcotics program (CFDA 19.704), is for $1,000,000.00 to continue support for travel and logistics reporting activities in Haiti. The award, dated December 8, 2023, is a continuation of a previous agreement (SINLEC19CA0321) and has a performance period through September 30, 2024. The prime awardee is Strategic Capacity Group, Inc., a...

This $627,001 project grant from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports Sister Cities International's participation in the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415) for FY22. The award period is from May 20, 2022 through September 30, 2023 and will enable Sister Cities International to administer citizen exchange activities that build global partnerships and understanding between U.S. and international...