Cooperative Agreement 72011521CA00001

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $3,325,164.00 was issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001). The award aims to enhance the enabling environment for civil society in Kyrgyzstan through four key objectives: 1) strengthening CSOs' domestic legitimacy, 2) enhancing CSOs' resilience to changing contexts, 3) advancing trust-based relationships and inclusive networks among diverse civic actors,...

The World Justice Project will receive $199,489 from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703) to produce rule of law data in North Macedonia from April 2022 through March 2024. Through this Project Grant, the World Justice Project will survey perceptions of and experiences with rule of law outcomes to facilitate cross-country comparisons and inform policymaking and assistance efforts...

The US Agency for International Development Macedonia awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement to the International Foundation For Electoral Systems to strengthen oversight mechanisms and improve transparency in governance in North Macedonia. Funded through the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the award period is from December 19, 2022 to December 18, 2023. Key activities to be implemented under the award include collecting data on corruption, informing...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $133,846.48 Project Grant to Centar ZA Monitoring I Istrazivanje, a non-profit organization in Montenegro, to contribute to establishing more efficient and effective anti-corruption mechanisms. This grant, funded through the Criminal Justice Systems (CFDA 19.703) federal grant program, aims to support projects that develop and expand criminal justice systems, strengthen law enforcement and judicial...

The National Center For State Courts will assist the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica (Poder Judicial) to implement an institutional ethics training program through a $200,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement on February 21, 2023. The goal of the project is to increase the Poder Judicial's capacity to combat corruption within its ranks by delivering an ethics training program for all its personnel through February 28,...

This $5.4 million Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (State/INL) under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703) provides funding to Regionalni Dialog, Zavod ZA Organizacijo Prireditev In Raziskovanje to institutionalize rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems in Uzbekistan. The grant aims to strengthen law enforcement and judicial effectiveness, foster cooperation in legal affairs, and advance respect...

The Macedonian Judges Association (MJA) was awarded a $221,520 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement to support its program "Supporting Judicial Transparency and Promoting Public Trust in the Justice System in North Macedonia." The grant period runs from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025. Under this award, MJA will deliver products and services aimed at institutionalizing rule of law by developing and expanding North Macedonia's...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $120,000 cooperative agreement to Assotsiatsiya Smart Zharan, Oyul of Kyrgyzstan from October 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The award will support efforts to amplify voices, build knowledge, and resilience for civic space in Kyrgyzstan by strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to represent citizen interests and influence...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $119,975 cooperative agreement to Saferworld to strengthen civic engagement of young women and men in Kyrgyzstan from October 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. This funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) objective to inform and influence foreign publics and expand relationships between people and the United States. Specifically, Saferworld will deliver programs and services under this cooperative agreement...

The Basel Institute on Governance received a two-year, $1.2 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support Bulgaria's anti-corruption reform program. Funded through USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001), the Institute will provide technical assistance and governance support services to advance Bulgaria's anti-corruption initiatives from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The Foreign Assistance program aims to...