Cooperative Agreement 7200AA21CA00040

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $115,272 to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct research investigating the effects of democratic governance on public service provision, long-term economic growth, and citizen well-being. The project will digitize a unique historical dataset on democratic transitions in local governments and use quasi-random variation in elected versus appointed...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, is funded under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) program. The $1,973,359 award, effective September 30, 2024 through October 1, 2026, will promote core democratic principles of the Warsaw Declaration worldwide. The awardee, the Community of Democracies Permanent Secretariat based in Warsaw, Poland, will implement...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $2,000,000 to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to assist young leaders, particularly women, in increasing constructive relationships between elected representatives and their constituents in Iraq. The project aims to advance inclusive and responsive policies to address community...

The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the KEDC PROJECT ACHIEVE ADVOCATING FOR CIVICS AND HISTORY ENGAGEMENT & INSTRUCTION THROUGH VALUING EDUCATORS program. Under this two-year award funded through the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA #84.422), KEDC will establish Presidential Academies for the Teaching...

This $120,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) seeks to achieve systemic change in Chad by fostering a culture of civic engagement and democratic participation through digital tools. The goal is to enable Chadian citizens to actively participate in the democratic process. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025. The project, titled "The Augmented Citizenship,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2,024,691 cooperative agreement to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to elevate the voices of diverse and emerging actors within the pro-democracy movement in Burma. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), will support targeted democracy and human rights programs from September 2022 through September 2024. As a...

The Center for Civic Education was awarded a $6,619,611 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The grant, titled "Integrated Civic SEL," will fund the development, implementation, and scaling of innovative civic education initiatives focused on media literacy and public policy engagement for students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $242,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to Co-Plan Instituti Per Zhvillimin E Habitatit, a non-profit organization in Albania. The funding supports Co-Plan's efforts to promote civic activism, advocacy, and collaboration between activists in Albania to advance democracy and civil society. Key activities include carrying out civic activism projects, supporting advocacy initiatives,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $498,124 Project Grant to the non-profit organization Icivics under the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA 84.422). The grant, titled "IMPLEMENTING EAD: A DEEP AND SYSTEMIC INQUIRY-BASED AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION", will fund the development of innovative, technology-driven educational resources and professional learning programs to enhance the teaching...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $133,000 Project Grant under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to Accountability Lab Mali, a foreign-owned non-profit organization. The goal of this 12-month project is to contribute to strengthening democracy in the northern regions of Mali through the Civic Action Teams (CivACTs) platform, which serves as a citizen feedback, dialogue, and community voice mechanism. The project brings together local leaders to...