Cooperative Agreement 7200AA23CA00036

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 two-year Project Grant to Internews Network through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will strengthen the capacity of independent civil society groups in Cuba to advance civil and political rights on the island. It will also increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations and corruption. Internews...

The National Democratic Institute will use $500,000 in funding from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor to strengthen the capacity of independent civil society groups in Cuba. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), will support efforts by these groups to advance civil and political rights on the island and increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations and...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $530,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Diario De Cuba to strengthen Cuban civil society and boost youth participation in advancing democratic demands. The grant was awarded on September 20, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345) and will be completed by September 30, 2024. Funds will support targeted democracy and human rights programs to address human...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $220,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mas Voces Foundation, Inc. to implement the "FOSTERING SOCIAL CHANGE IN CUBA: INCREASING SECURE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAM ALUMNI AND INDEPENDENT CONTENT CREATORS IN CUBA, PHASE II" project. This award, funded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) grant program, aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing...

This $1,230,830 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to rebuild Cuba's nascent civil society. The award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will be implemented by the non-profit organization Outreach Aid To The Americas Inc., which is based in Surfside, Florida. The cooperative agreement supports critical humanitarian and democracy-focused...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $642,838 Project Grant to Freedom House, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will strengthen the capacity of independent Cuban civil society organizations to advance civil and political rights in Cuba and increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations. Freedom House will provide capacity building...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $6,172,839 Project Grant to the National Endowment for Democracy to support its grantmaking program to advance democratic rights, political pluralism and independent, grassroots activism in Cuba. The grant will fund targeted programs under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) through September 30, 2025. This program supports efforts to address...

The Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $3.456 million cooperative agreement to Stichting Free Press Unlimited to strengthen independent media in Sudan from September 2023 to October 2024. This award falls under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), which funds targeted efforts to address human rights abuses and open political space in struggling democracies and authoritarian regimes. Specifically,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,740 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to create healthier information ecosystems in Bolivia, El Salvador, and another Latin American and Caribbean country. The two-year project beginning September 7, 2022 will build societal resilience to disinformation among vulnerable communities through Internews and local...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network a $1.25 million cooperative agreement under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The two-year project will ensure independent journalism outlets and civil society organizations support public accountability in the United States through September 2024. Consistent with the program's goal of addressing human rights globally and...