National Library Ivan Vazov

National Library Ivan Vazov, a Bulgarian non-profit organization, serves as a prime recipient of federal project grants from the U.S. Department of State to operate American Corners — cultural and educational programming hubs — that advance U.S. public diplomacy priorities in Bulgaria. The vendor holds no federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant recipient, with 100% of its recent federal footprint rooted in State Department funding.

The National Library received six federal project grants from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs between 2022 and 2026, each funding one-year American Corner programming cycles. The most recent award, dated October 1, 2026, funds a year-long American Corner program at Sofia aligned with the U.S. Embassy's public diplomacy priorities, the Freedom250 initiative, and the American Spaces program mission, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. An identical grant cycle for American Corner Plovdiv received funding on October 1, 2025, focused on America250 celebrations and promotion of American culture, education, innovation, and excellence. A prior Plovdiv programming grant awarded October 1, 2024, was terminated in February 2025 in alignment with an executive order or agency directive, as it no longer effectuated agency priorities. The vendor also received American Spaces support grants for Plovdiv activities in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 periods. Beyond these State Department grants, the vendor received awards from the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and the Bureau of Public Affairs, though no details on those awards appear in the source. Combined obligated dollars across the entire federal footprint total $40 thousand. The vendor's grant footprint reflects a concentrated relationship with State Department cultural programming — six of eight total awards come from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs — with one award completing inside the next twenty-four months (the Sofia American Corner grant ending September 30, 2027).