World Affairs Council Of Rhode Island

World Affairs Council Of Rhode Island is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit tax-exempt organization that operates exclusively as a sub-recipient under federal grant awards, with no prime contract or prime grant activity in its recent federal footprint. The organization receives pass-through funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through a single prime grantee, Global Ties U.S., under the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

The organization's federal activity is minimal and narrowly scoped. Three sub-grant awards account for the entirety of the vendor's federal footprint: a $58 thousand combined obligation across awards dated October 22, 2024; June 13, 2025; and June 23, 2026. All three awards flow through Global Ties U.S. as the prime grantee, routing State Department IVLP program funding to World Affairs Council Of Rhode Island for implementation. The organization has engaged the Department of State as its sole customer agency across this period, and the annual award pace holds at one sub-grant per year. Activity began in October 2024 and continues as of the most recent award in June 2026, though the sub-million dollar scale and sub-recipient-only posture indicate this is supporting organization or local implementation capacity rather than a federal contracting footprint of decision relevance to competitive intelligence or partner-discovery professionals in the prime contractor market.