# American Overseas Research Centers (84.274)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

American Overseas Research Centers is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $3.9 million in 28 grants, about $138,680 per award.

## Objectives

To enable American Overseas Research Centers, that are consortia of higher education institutions, to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.0 million | 15 |
| 2022 | $1.0 million | 15 |
| 2023 | $894,449 | 13 |
| 2024 | $966,922 | 13 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Institute for Maghrib Studies Inc | Arizona | $298,422 |
| The American Center of Research, Incorporated | Virginia | $298,000 |
| American Institute for SRI Lankan Studies | Massachusetts | $292,000 |
| American Institute for Indonesian Studies, Inc | New York | $291,310 |
| West African Research Association | Massachusetts | $290,500 |
| American Research Institute in Turkey Inc | Pennsylvania | $289,600 |
| American Institute of Pakistan Studies | Wisconsin | $280,000 |
| American Institute of Indian Studies | Illinois | $279,000 |
| American Research Center in Egypt Inc | Virginia | $278,495 |
| Palestinian American Research Center | District of Columbia | $254,179 |
| The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Inc | Indiana | $252,780 |
| American Center for Mongolian Studies | Texas | $210,000 |
| American Institute of Afghanistan Studies | Massachusetts | $158,565 |
| The Center for Khmer Studies, Inc. | New York | $138,800 |
| Inya Burma Institute Inc | Illinois | $107,800 |
| The William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem | Virginia | $82,000 |
| American Institute of Bangladesh Studies | Maryland | $81,582 |