This Project Grant award of $107,497.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The award supports a range of cultural, educational, professional, and diplomatic exchange activities with the goal of informing and influencing foreign publics, strengthening bilateral relationships, and enhancing national security. The specific products or services to be delivered under this award, which has a performance...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support New York University (NYU) to curate the 8th Annual Angel Rising Investor Education Symposiums focused on demystifying and democratizing climate technology investments at COP 28 in the United Arab Emirates. The grant period runs from September 8, 2023, to February 29, 2024. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, aims to leverage soccer as a common language to foster dialogue, cooperation, and cross-cultural understanding between 350 Palestinian and 350 Israeli youth. The "Game Changers" activity will create shared spaces on the soccer field to teach values of tolerance and coexistence, build cross-cultural knowledge and...
The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $230,000 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to carry out a two-year project aimed at raising awareness of e-gaming as a means to develop critical skills and establishing a network of e-gaming clubs throughout China. The project aligns with the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program's goals of supporting U.S. foreign policy and objectives through informing and influencing foreign...
This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) supports the AWE 5.0 program, which promises a fully tailored scaling journey for an all-Emirati cohort of women leaders and entrepreneurs. The $148,402.80 award to New York University (NYU) will fund this program, which leverages a powerful network of over 150 UAE-based women leaders and entrepreneurs to provide specialized support. The program is scheduled to run from October 1, 2024...
This $199,461.78 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program (CFDA 19.021) aims to increase youth's ability to activate media literacy knowledge, skills, and competencies in responding to information, entertainment, and persuasion. The award will build the capacity of teachers and trainers to implement media literacy programs for Palestinian youth. This...
This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.441 - ECA - American Spaces) aims to foster cross-cultural collaboration and global leadership by uniting young gamers from Japan and Korea through esports competitions, trainings, and cultural exchange. The award recipient, Company E, is a non-profit organization that specializes in cultural diplomacy, artistic exchange, and international collaboration programs....
This Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs was provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to build institutional capacity and facilitate connections between the United Arab Emirates' top federal universities and enhance Emirati graduates' understanding of global climate change and sustainable development. The award has been terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. The awardee is Miscellaneous Foreign...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provided $175,010 to organize program and logistical support for the first MENA Regional WE Empower Summit in the United Arab Emirates from September 17-19, 2024. The summit was intended to leverage U.S. and UAE entrepreneurship expertise and strengthen connections between alumni of U.S. government women and youth programs in the MENA region. The...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program (CFDA 19.021), aims to empower 162 young individuals aged 19-25 from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The $168,353.62 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enhance the leadership potential of these young participants and equip them with skills for peacebuilding and nonviolent activism. The award recipient,...