Project Grant STW20026GR0011

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,975,308 from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor establishes an Indo-Pacific Center in Taiwan to counter digital authoritarianism and bolster resilience to disinformation in Indo-Pacific countries. The Center will operate from September 30, 2022 through March 29, 2025. Freedom House, Inc. will deliver services under the award as a sub-awardee. The Center directly supports the goals of the Department's International Programs to...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $714,286 Project Grant to an unspecified foreign entity to ensure Taiwan audiences remain favorably disposed toward the United States and advance the U.S.-Taiwan relationship through cultural programming. Funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics, the January 22, 2021 award was to be completed by May 31,...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded Iorg LTD. $100,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to carry out a year-long research project countering Chinese disinformation and propaganda. The project will involve scientific research, international engagement through research publication and participation in forums and networking events. The work will be performed in Taiwan from December 2021 through December 2022. The Public...

This Project Grant award, valued at $200,000.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs through the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124), will fund the implementation of two Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) international workshops in Taiwan during the period of August to November 2025. The primary objectives of this award are to strengthen regional resilience, promote economic cooperation, and facilitate cross-cultural...

The Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation will implement the second year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan under a $160,610 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The grant was awarded on March 8, 2022 to support entrepreneurship training through January 31, 2023. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the foundation will recruit a new cohort of early-stage women entrepreneurs to provide online...

The Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $133,000 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The grant aims to build societal resilience and create social impact through the arts by emphasizing youth empowerment, elder participation, and the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the performing...

This $169,966.56 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports a dialogue on strategy stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will facilitate this trilateral dialogue between the U.S., Australia, and Japan from September 2023 through October 2024. The dialogue will convene experts to analyze policy issues and promote mutual...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to East-West Management Institute Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund efforts to improve public understanding in Malaysia that protecting freedom of expression and an open information environment enables diverse opinions and a stronger democracy. East-West Management Institute Inc. will...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education to build capacity of foreign researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to counter the use of coercive legal instruments by the People's Republic of China and/or the Chinese Communist Party to limit freedom of expression. This award, made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2022 for completion...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,450,000 two-year Project Grant to the Center For The Cultivation Of Technology Gemeinnuetzige GMBH through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The purpose of this Project Grant award is to increase public access to information censored within China and use data on information preferences to improve civil society outreach strategies in the...