Assotsiatsiya Organizatsii Sotsialnoi Ivent-Industrii

Assotsiatsiya Organizatsii Sotsialnoi Ivent-Industrii (AOSII), a non-profit organization registered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, operates as a federal grant recipient administering STEAM education and public diplomacy programming through a network of makerspaces across Kazakhstan under cooperative agreements and project grants from the Department of State. The organization has received ten federal grants totaling $1.8 million in obligated funding since 2021, with all work performed in Kazakhstan and all awards issued by State Department bureaus.

AOSII's grant portfolio is split between the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (6 awards) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (4 awards), representing 100% of recent federal funding. The organization manages makerspaces in Almaty, Shymkent, and Petropavlovsk, delivering programming aligned with U.S. public diplomacy objectives under the Public Diplomacy Programs assistance listing (CFDA 19.040). Representative work includes a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded August 11, 2026, by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs to administer makerspace operations and STEAM education for target audiences through March 31, 2027; a Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (awarded October 1, 2024, ultimate completion September 30, 2026) supporting programming at American Space & Makerspace Almaty and American Corner Shymkent, including cost amendments for America250 celebration initiatives focused on science, technology, and innovation; and multiple project grants from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs for the Makerspace Expands! initiative, staff development, and venue renovation at the Petropavlovsk location. AOSII's programming portfolio includes STEM education initiatives for girls, online coding camps, do-it-yourself recycling challenges, and English language and skills-building programs delivered through shared workspaces.

Activity has been moderate and uneven, averaging two awards per year since 2021, with only one award recorded in 2026. One award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months. AOSII operates exclusively as a prime recipient with no documented subcontracting role in the source data, and maintains a focused geographic and customer base concentrated on State Department public diplomacy and educational exchange objectives in Central Asia.