Project Grant STS80026GR0030

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. to support the American Corners Operational Grant program in Turkmenistan from October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the grantee will operate American Corners in Turkmenistan to inform and influence foreign publics, expand relationships between the U.S. and Turkmenistani...

The Tunisian Scouts received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the Tourath-Scouts Cultural Heritage Project. The project will engage 70,000 youth scouts and non-scouts in all 24 regions of Tunisia in the preservation and protection of historic and cultural monuments. The project aligns with the grant program's goals of informing...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $140,183 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center to fund management of American Corners operations, strategic programming, and technology purchases for expansion of American Corners in Georgia from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This award supports the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441), which authorizes the establishment of cultural and information centers worldwide to provide free public...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $112,914 Project Grant to Alianza Cultural Uruguay Estados Unidos De America through the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant funding will support 260 new and existing English and STEM course scholarships at the Binational Center in Uruguay from May 2021 through August 2022. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $3,000,000 project grant to Democracy International, Inc. to support local engagement in Tunisia's political process and voter participation as part of the Middle East Partnership Initiative federal grant program. The grant will fund a project in Tunisia from October 1, 2016 through August 31, 2019 to promote civic participation and voter engagement through activities such as voter education, civic participation training, and...

This Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Project Grant from the United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DOS/NEA) totaling $925,988 aimed to fund the ENDING TERRORISM THROUGH TUNISIAN YOUTH SERVICE ACTION LOCALLY (ETTYSAL) program implemented by Creative Associates International Inc. in Tunisia from September 7, 2016 to March 11, 2018. One subgrant was awarded to the University of Southern California Department of Contracts and Grants Division to...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $108,200 Project Grant to Tatweer Baladna under the ECA – American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441). The grant aims to create U.S. cultural pop-up spaces for 195 youth aged 11 to 29 and 30 teachers in North Lebanon, with a focus on Akkar, Tripoli, and Koura regions. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the American Spaces program provides free and open access to U.S. resources and programming to promote understanding...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $192,900 Project Grant (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) to Greenlight Development Centre, a non-profit organization registered in Nigeria, to equip and support programming on STEM, entrepreneurship, American English language series, skills building, and MOOCs. The award, with a performance period from June 13, 2024 to November 30, 2024, will fund Greenlight Development Centre's efforts to provide infrastructure,...

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $217,872.40 Project Grant to the Tides Foundation under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to support the AHLAN 2.0 culinary and cultural exchange series in Tunisia. The series, taking place from October 2021 through March 2023, will utilize food diplomacy and creative activities to build multilateral understanding of American and Tunisian cultures among participants. In line with the program's...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $117,665 cooperative agreement to Future Society Center of Georgia to support American Corner activities from September 30, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The award complements support provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of American Spaces under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between the...