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Federal grants to Meridian International Center

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Meridian International Center in Washington, District of Columbia received $141 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 69 awards. Its largest program was Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program, with $104 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $22.3 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Meridian International Center by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202124$37.2 million
FY 202220$30.4 million
FY 202323$19.9 million
FY 202426$31.3 million
FY 20256$22.3 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Meridian International Center

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program 19.4024$104 million
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges 19.41511$14.4 million
Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs 19.0093$10.0 million
Public Diplomacy Programs 19.04027$6.5 million
Cyberspace and Digital Policy 19.6651$2.9 million
Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan 19.5013$929,988
Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs 19.0172$763,275
AEECA/ESF PD Programs 19.90012$579,510
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs 19.6001$475,000
Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs 45.1641$425,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of State68$141 million
National Endowment for the Humanities1$425,000

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Meridian international center for the FY 2021 international visitors leadership program. This action authorizes $600,000 in program funds, and $1,541,053 in administrative costs.
ASST_NON_SECAGD21CA3017_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership ProgramFebruary 5, 2021$52.4 million
This award supports meridian international center for the FY 2024 international visitors leadership program. This award supports $833,179 in administrative funds and $152,210 in program funds totaling $985,389 to date of funds authorized.
ASST_NON_SECAGD24CA0020_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership ProgramJanuary 9, 2024$38.8 million
This award supports meridian international center for the FY 2023 international visitors leadership program. This award supports the full $2,500,000 in administrative costs and $2,800,000 in program costs.
ASST_NON_SECAGD23CA0023_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership ProgramFebruary 3, 2023$11.0 million
Meridian international center for the FY 2020 international visitor leadership program. This action authorizes $350,000 in administrative funds.
ASST_NON_SECAGD20CA0006_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership ProgramDecember 9, 2020$5.8 million
The purpose of this award is to implement the study of the U.S. Institutes for global student leaders.
ASST_NON_SECAGD22CA0042_019 on USAspending
Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate ProgramsAugust 10, 2022$5.3 million
Meridian international center for the FY 2022 pan-africa youth leadership program in the amount of $1,600,000.
ASST_NON_SECAGD22CA0062_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen ExchangesSeptember 16, 2022$4.8 million
The purpose of this award is to implement the study of the U.S. Institutes for student leaders from europe program.
ASST_NON_SECAGD21CA3095_019 on USAspending
Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate ProgramsSeptember 16, 2021$3.1 million
The arts and music envoy program sends american artists and arts experts of high artistic merit overseas in programs developed with U.S. Missions to achieve public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives.
ASST_NON_SECAGD25CA0047_019 on USAspending
Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen ExchangesSeptember 29, 2025$3.0 million
Building capacity for responsible, inclusive, and rights-respecting approaches to ai at and around multilateral fora.
ASST_NON_SAQMIP24CA5414_019 on USAspending
Cyberspace and Digital PolicySeptember 29, 2024$2.9 million
Meridian international inc. Is hereby awarded $2.249.806 to implement the FY 2019 study of the U.S. Institutes for student leaders-global program.
ASST_NON_SECAGD19CA0074_019 on USAspending
Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate ProgramsJune 30, 2021$1.6 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Meridian International Center get?

$141 million in 69 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Meridian International Center the most?

The Department of State, with $141 million in 68 awards. The National Endowment for the Humanities follow.

What is Meridian International Center's largest federal grant?

$52.4 million under Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program, with its first action in the period on February 5, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Meridian International Center?

Its largest are Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program, Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges and Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs.

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