Persatuan Aspirasi Dan Teknologi Kreatif Kota Kinabalu (Kato)

Persatuan Aspirasi Dan Teknologi Kreatif Kota Kinabalu (Kato), a Malaysia-based non-profit organization, acts as a grant recipient for the U.S. Department of State, organizing youth-engagement sports diplomacy and cultural programming aligned with American foreign policy initiatives in Southeast Asia. The vendor has received three federal project grants totaling $107 thousand since June 2026, all awarded by State Department bureaus and all completing by December 31, 2026.

Kato's federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with no federal contracts or parent vehicles. The vendor serves two State Department customer agencies: the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (two grants) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (one grant). All three awards fund sports diplomacy and cultural exchange initiatives tied to the 250th anniversary of American independence. The first award, issued June 24, 2026, funds planning and implementation of a 3x3 basketball showcase with American athletes at a premier retail mall in Kuala Lumpur, with a funding increase to cover travel costs, honoraria, and promotional expenses. The second award, issued June 27, 2026, supports a multi-day basketball clinic series across Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with the independence anniversary. The third award, issued July 24, 2026, funds a three-day sports diplomacy program in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, engaging Malaysian youth through professional American soccer instruction and leadership training as part of the Freedom 250 initiative in Sabah 2026, with additional funding for travel and honoraria for a U.S. athlete.

All three grants reach ultimate completion on December 31, 2026, creating full recompete exposure within the next twenty-four months. Kato operates exclusively as a grant prime recipient and has not received federal contracts or subcontracts.