Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin
Medellín, Antioquia
- UEI
- FPW9ZHB15EW1
- CAGE
- Not on record
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- International Organization
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Cra. 45 #53 - 24, La Candelaria, Medellín, La Candelaria, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Website
- colombomedellin.edu.co
- Founded
- 1947
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin, a Medellin-based international nonprofit educational organization and minority-owned Hispanic servicing institution, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient delivering English-language instruction, leadership development, and cultural diplomacy programming to underserved populations in Colombia and the broader Western Hemisphere on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. The organization holds no federal contracts and functions entirely within the grant ecosystem, receiving 100% of its recent federal funding as a prime grant recipient with no sub-award activity.
Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin's funding concentration is absolute: all 27 awards in recent years flow from two bureaus within the Department of State — the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (20 awards) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (7 awards) — for a combined $2.6 million in obligated federal dollars. The organization's primary capability is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Program (MLK Program), a flagship initiative funded under CFDA 19.040 (Public Diplomacy Programs) that provides intensive English language training and leadership development targeting Afro-Colombian and indigenous minority university students. Representative awards include a $400,000 MLK Program grant (amended January 1, 2026, with completion July 31, 2027) to deliver two cohorts covering 2024–2025 and 2026–2027 academic years, a $470,000 no-cost amendment (awarded December 31, 2025, completing July 31, 2028) expanding the program's reach to underrepresented minorities, and a grant supporting the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP), which provides English instruction and mentoring to high-achieving Afro-Colombian and indigenous students from underserved communities in Quibdo (extended through June 30, 2026).
Beyond the MLK Program, Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin delivers complementary public diplomacy and educational exchange work under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, including EducationUSA advising center operations promoting U.S. higher education to Colombian institutions, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) skills development through virtual reality and robotics training, and the Ciclo Rosa film initiative in partnership with Cinemateca de Bogota. A substantial portion of recent awards carry termination language tied to executive orders beginning January 20, 2025, reflecting alignment pressure on grant portfolios; three awards were terminated or are undergoing termination amendments due to activities being inconsistent with current Department of State priorities, reducing the active pipeline.
Activity peaked in 2023 (9 awards) and has since declined — three awards in 2025 and four in 2026 — with eleven awards scheduled for ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure across the MLK Program and subsidiary initiatives. The organization's entire operating model depends on State Department public diplomacy and educational exchange funding; no diversification into federal contracting or other agencies is evident in the award record.
Quick answers
Is Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin's SAM.gov registration is active through April 6, 2027.
What is Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin's most recent federal award?
Centro Colombo Americano De Medellin's most recent federal grant award is The freedom 250: american innovation, arts, and heritage is a multi-component cultural diplomacy initiative that… (SCO20026GR0025), from US Embassy Bogota (DOS), on June 9, 2026.
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