Project Grant USIP180418763

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $115,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program to develop a comprehensive report analyzing existing Belt and Road Initiative projects in Kazakhstan. With a completion date of January 14, 2023, this Project Grant funding to Tsentr Prikladnykh Issledovani Talap, Of will promote good governance and transparency through systematically reporting on BRI projects in Kazakhstan. The grant's products...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to The American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China) to support the "Building Bridges Through Shared Interests US China Value and Cultural Exchange Events" project. This grant is funded through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and expand bilateral relationships...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Cultural Vistas, Inc. to develop and implement a five-day Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative regional workshop in Malaysia. The workshop aims to foster the implementation of diversity and inclusion practices within ASEAN communities and organizations. The award was made under the agency's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Middlebury College $705,537 under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program cooperative agreement to provide export compliance and risk assessment training to private sector enterprises in advanced technology sectors in Malaysia from December 2021 through March 2023. The EXBS Program aims to enhance export controls and secure borders internationally. Under this award, Middlebury College...

This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $757,646.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) supports two separate, single-country, three-week exchange programs in Summer 2025 focused on the themes of entrepreneurship, digital citizenship, and climate/environmental sustainability. The award recipient, World Learning Inc., is a nonprofit educational...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant in the amount of $224,000 funds a collaborative research project to examine the drivers of exchange rates through the analysis of international asset prices and capital flows. The research project, awarded to Princeton University, aims to gain deeper insights into exchange rate dynamics and their relationship with global macroeconomic factors. Key elements of the research include:...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $699,525 Cooperative Agreement to Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur (operating as Biji-Biji Initiative), a non-profit social enterprise based in Malaysia, to conduct the 2023 YSEALI Summit in Indonesia. The funding, provided through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will support Biji-Biji Initiative's efforts to advance U.S. foreign policy goals and national interests by engaging and...

The Council On International Educational Exchange Inc., doing business as Ciee High School Foundation, received a $530,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Special International Exchange Grant Programs (CFDA 19.451) federal grant program. The BridgeUSA Leadership Development Program will provide leadership training and exchange experiences to strengthen ties between the United States and exchange visitors. The program...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Kenan Foundation Asia, doing business as Kenan Institute Asia, to bring youth leaders from the ASEAN region and Timor-Leste to Thailand for a multi-day workshop centered on environmental issues. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants program (CFDA 19.022) to support the Bureau of Educational and Cultural...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $324,640 Cooperative Agreement under the East Asia and Pacific Grants Program (CFDA 19.124) to the Institute of International Education Inc. (IIE) to advance economic connectivity, human resource development, and non-traditional security across Mekong partner countries Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to April 23, 2025, supports a range of...