Project Grant STI40023GR0062

This $283,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) will support the "English Without Borders" program in Tajikistan from January 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026. The program aims to support English language teachers and learners across all educational levels in Tajikistan through peer-to-peer networking, development of pedagogical materials, and professional...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $173,000 Project Grant to the Public Foundation For Innovation Education "Lingua", a non-profit organization in Kyrgyzstan, under the Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant will fund the implementation of a teacher training program for English and STEM teachers in seven regions and Bishkek in 2023-2024. The program aims to strengthen democratic institutions,...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $120,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Obshtestvenniy Fond Fond San Pipl of Kyrgyzstan. The one-year project grant, awarded October 1, 2021 with a completion date of October 31, 2022, will support the organization's efforts to provide free online courses to acquire professional skills in information technology for young people and individuals with disabilities residing in remote...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to Shkola Angliskogo Yazyka, Of to conduct an English for Young Professionals program in eight regions of Kyrgyz Republic from November 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan. Through this funding, Shkola...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $125,000 cooperative agreement to World Vision Inc. from October 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of the award is to build the professional capacity of English language teachers in Abkhazia, Georgia through training and development activities. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Zeraina, Of under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide a foundation of English language skills and EL teaching methodology to 18-20-year-old students from economically disadvantaged families in Nur-Sultan, Semey, Karaganda, and Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The two-year award beginning June 14, 2021 aims to deliver civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded FHI 360 a $130,000 cooperative agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to administer the Kyrgyzstan English Access Microscholarship Program (ACCESS Kyrgyzstan) from November 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy programs within Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan. Under this cooperative agreement, FHI 360...

The American Councils for International Education will use a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to conduct youth leadership conferences in Uzbekistan in 2023 and 2024. Funded through the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia) under CFDA number 19.900, approximately 50 youth from programs including the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, Summer Schools and...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to administer the English Access Scholarship Program (ACCESS) in Uzbekistan. The ACCESS program provides students in Uzbekistan the opportunity to learn English language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) as well as improve their digital literacy, global citizenry, and critical thinking...

The U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $1,499,999 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. to prepare at least 200 early-career English-language teachers from Central Asian countries to teach quality English language programming for adult and youth audiences. The award date is July 31, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning Inc. will manage the C5 + ONE (Opening Networks...