Aspect Works

Category: DOS

  • Department of State Cloud Global

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    The project will work with partner countries to, “adopt world-leading cloud-based cybersecurity, data protection, disaster response, and recovery solutions.”  $4 million is available to one future grantee to lead this global cybersecurity project with an initial focus on Pacific Island nations. US-based non-profits and foreign NGOs and businesses are eligible to apply.  Applications are due…

  • DOS English Access Scholarship Program

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    Department of State will fund three grantees to implement program with total funding of $1.2 million. With funding available from the U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan, eligibility for the opportunity includes both U.S. and Uzbekistan non-profit/civil society/NGOs and educational institutions with at least three years of experience administering similar projects. The Access Program seeks to equip…

  • DOS Women in Cybersecurity

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    Due June 21st, two grants will catalyze job creation for women in cybersecurity. The Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will fund two grantees at up to $1 million each to prepare women to enter the cybersecurity field in the Middle East and North Africa. DOS has identified a two-prong approach: The funding…

  • Georgian TVET Support Program

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    DOS Technical and Vocational Education and Training support program will fund two grants at $100k each. Applications are due July 1st for grant applications that will meet the program objectives, with public-private partnerships encouraged to apply: Like we see in the US, gender imbalances across training programs is a challenge to the participation of women…

  • Department of State AI Security Opportunity

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    Titled “Increasing Cyber and Physical Security of Global Artificial Intelligence Research and Development,” DOS will fund 1 award. With $2 million available and a due date of May 31st, the US Department of State has announced an open competition that will advance the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation’s foreign assistance mission by convening the…

  • FY25 Critical Language Scholarships Program

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    Due June 3rd, the effort will increase the number of Americans who learn critical foreign languages. With nearly $9 million available to one awardee, the Department of State’s U.S. Study Abroad Branch is seeking administration of the Critical Language Scholarship program in support of foreign policy goals including bolstering national security, promoting U.S. competetiveness and…

  • Promoting An Inclusive West Africa

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    Department of State will award 1 grant at $1.25 million, with applications due May 7th. Earlier this month the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced an open competition to address ethnic marginalization across Coastal West Africa. The opportunity is open to both U.S.-based and foreign NGOs. DRL identifies two core objectives that a…

  • $1.2 Million for Study of the U.S. Institutes

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    Due March 22nd, funding will design and implement three institutes for secondary educators. Funded by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, three Study of the U.S. (SUSIs) for teachers and administrators will be held in summer 2025, providing multinational groups of secondary educators with, “a deeper understanding of U.S. society, education,…

  • Department of State IDEAS Program Closes March 11

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    $2.1 million in grants will increase and diversify education abroad for U.S. students. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is accepting proposals through March 11 for grantees that can build the institutional capacity of U.S. higher education to increase and/or diversify U.S. study abroad.  Diversification can include expanding the institutions…

  • NGO Financial Management Capacity Building

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    $1 million for a project that promotes the sustainability and resiliency of non-governmental organizations. Announced last week and due March 7th, the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (DRL) is offering funding to assist NGOs engaged in democracy and human rights work in, “difficult or sensitive environments, globally, by increasing their…

  • Cybersecurity Training in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    U.S. Department of State is funding a cybersecurity training program for people with disabilities. The grant opportunity, due October 27th and funded at $250,000 will, “afford individuals with disabilities the opportunity to receive training that would result in a meaningful career” while meeting the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. The grantee selected by the U.S.…