Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Register Registration Record |
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Registrant - Organisation | |
Business name | United States Studies Centre |
Trading name | |
ABN | |
Foreign business registration number | |
Activity | |
Activity type | Communications activity |
Activity start date | 01/10/2022 |
Activity end date | 31/12/2022 |
Activity description | The purpose of this grant is to deliver a speaker series to demonstrate the relevance of the Australia-US alliance, raise awareness among the general public, and engage new, younger audiences. |
Foreign Principal | |
Foreign principal type | Foreign government |
Foreign principal commencement date | 25/10/2022 |
Foreign principal cease date | |
Name of foreign principal | US Department of State |
Foreign country/jurisdiction* associated to | United States of America |
Description of the arrangement with the foreign principal | The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $49,696 to bring four visiting fellows to Australia with expertise in emerging technology. The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $168,048 to work on "Next Generational Challenges in the US-Australia Alliance". This aims to forge new avenues for cooperation on climate change, economic security, emerging technology, the Indo-Pacific, space and gender. The US State Department has awarded the USSC a grant of $61,680 on "Women in the Alliance". |
* Whether or not an independent sovereign state. |