Pannasastra University Of Cambodia

Pannasastra University Of Cambodia, a private non-profit educational institution headquartered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, operates as a grant recipient for the U.S. Department of State, delivering public diplomacy, educational exchange, and cultural outreach programming through cooperative agreements and project grants. The university competes full-and-open with no set-aside designations across a concentrated federal customer base limited to State Department bureaus.

Pannasastra's entire recent federal footprint derives from the Department of State, with 100% of 37 awards distributed across three State bureaus: the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (21 awards), the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (14 awards, representing the bulk of the stated potential value), and the Bureau of Public Affairs (2 awards). The university operates as the prime recipient on all awards; no subcontract relationships appear in the source data. The two highest-ranking customer bureaus track identically in priority — both the Educational and Cultural Affairs bureau and the East Asian and Pacific Affairs bureau anchor Pannasastra's mission footprint — with grant work spanning EducationUSA advising and outreach centers, the AMCAM (America Corner/American Corners) exchange program, and thematic initiatives including the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, the America250 commemorative programming, and American Spaces cross-border environmental programs in the Mekong region.

Recent representative work includes a $70.9 thousand purchase order (awarded September 30, 2025, completing September 29, 2026) from the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs for operational support to the EducationUSA and AMCAM exchange programs; a cooperative agreement awarded September 30, 2026 from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support EducationUSA outreach activities and operations in Phnom Penh; and a cooperative agreement awarded September 29, 2025 from the same bureau to support AI and cybersecurity programs at American Corners in Cambodia. Activity averaged between three and eight awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with one award recorded in 2026; five awards carry ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete opportunity. The source indicates combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.3 million against a combined potential-value figure of $71 thousand — a pattern reflecting the university's role as a continuous recipient of modest State Department public diplomacy grants with actual spend significantly exceeding initial obligation figures through amendment and extension.