The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 project grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for the period of September 29, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant supports deploying effective communication channels and inclusion strategies for people living with intellectual disabilities in Burkina Faso. Under the Public Diplomacy Programs CFDA #19.040, which aims to inform and influence foreign audiences to advance U.S. foreign policy goals, the grantee will...
This $184,420 federal Project Grant, awarded on August 26, 2023 by the Bureau of African Affairs, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of State, supports efforts to build opportunities and promote economic empowerment for existing and potential women entrepreneurs in Ghana. The award is funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aims to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by informing and engaging foreign publics. Key activities to be delivered through this...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $109,360 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct workshops in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The workshops, taking place from October 2021 through January 2023, will address the underlying causes of sexual- and gender-based violence by drawing on expertise from the U.S. and South Africa. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Centre D’insertion DES Filles En Deperdition Scolaire under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support the organization's EMPOWERING CHADIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The project aims to advance civil and political rights as well as freedom of expression, association, and access to information for women and girls in Chad,...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to promote women's fundamental rights in Togo from September 2021 through August 2022. The grant supports reducing gender-based violence, promoting access to identification documents for women, and training girls to combat online harassment. These services align with the goals of the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program administered by the Bureau of African Affairs under CFDA...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $249,640 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to develop, market, manage, implement, and monitor a small grants program that will fund 100 alumni projects. The award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. The cooperative agreement recipient will deliver a...
This $125,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 30, 2024. The grant will support the broadcasting of discussion programs and training of media professionals in Côte d'Ivoire to prevent violent extremism and combat misinformation. The project aims to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals, advance national interests, and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded $100,991 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support the QQSE entrepreneurship support program in Angola. QQSE will provide business development services to Angolan youth ages 18 to 35 with viable business ideas or early-stage businesses, with the goal of promoting sustainable economic growth by addressing myths that prevent entrepreneurship. The one-year project grant period extends from September...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Dandal Kura Radio Internation Al under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support empirical research and data collection in Northeast Nigeria from October 2021 through May 2022 to inform the design of more targeted and effective countering violent extremism messaging for local audiences. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $171,875 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to Five Cowries Arts Education Initiative. The grant will support increasing the capacity of primary and secondary school teachers in Nigeria to deliver English language instruction and enhance STEM education outreach programs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Public Diplomacy Programs aims to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and building...