The University of Chicago was awarded a $357,246 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to strengthen conservation and management practices for Central Asian museum conservators. The goal is to ensure the protection and preservation of key cultural heritage throughout the Central Asia region. This effort is funded through the State Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports foreign policy objectives by...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $203,200 Project Grant to the Consortium For Enhancement Of Ukrainian Management Education to develop and implement a pre-service English teacher methodology program in pilot pedagogical universities in Ukraine. This award was made 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 Ukraine. The grant...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Medicinski Fakultet of Ukrayna to assess barriers to HIV prevention and treatment services that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded on July 2, 2021 under the General Department of State Assistance program (CFDA No. 19.700) to complete the assessment activities by May 31, 2022. The funding will support Medicinski Fakultet's evaluation of challenges to accessing HIV/AIDS...
This $182,361.85 Project Grant was awarded on February 16, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022) program. The grant is funding a regional summit in Slovenia for up to 90 Ukrainian refugees who have joined the AWE (Alumni Worldwide Exchange) Ukraine program over the past year or who are alumni of the AWE Ukraine program. The purpose is to host this summit to...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program (CFDA 19.025). The two-year award, made on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support the development of guidelines and capacity building for seismic retrofits of cultural heritage buildings in Lebanon. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation aims to preserve...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000.00, granted by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, supports the development and implementation of a project to restore the Majolica tile facade of the 17th century Sher-Dor Madrasah in Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The project will be carried out in accordance with UNESCO requirements and best practices, involving both local and international experts. The award, made under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $120,000 two-year Project Grant to the Consortium For Enhancement Of Ukrainian Management Education to support an English Access Microscholarship Program in five cities in eastern Ukraine. The grant funding will support the delivery of English language instruction and educational services to local communities from September 2021 through August 2023. The award is being made under the Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $114,326 project grant to Yale University under the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation federal grant program. The grant will support collaborations between Yale University Gallery and the National Museum Lagos in Nigeria to promote active and preventive conservation of late 19th and early 20th century Yoruba wood objects. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for...
The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $454,500 cooperative agreement to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to oversee and support the Public Affairs Section (PAS) network of American Spaces in Ukraine. This includes America Houses in Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv, as well as nine American Studios and 14 American Shelves. The award period is from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The funding supports IREX's management and programming for...
This federal Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the ECA - American Spaces program (CFDA 19.441) supports Eduact, a non-profit organization based in Greece, to build skills and strengthen resilience of 120 Ukrainian youth through two-city summer camps in Greece. The grant, with a period of performance from August 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, enables Eduact to provide educational, STEM, language learning, and...