Cooperative Agreement 72026821LA00001

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,025,409.00 to the East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) to implement the "Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity" in Cambodia. The project aims to: Undertake analyses of the legal and enabling environment and support capacity development activities to benefit civil society organizations (CSOs)...

The Civil Society Anti-Impunity Initiative in El Salvador, funded through a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), intends to build accountability in El Salvador through civil society legal action, civic education, and strategic communications from September 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Cristosal, Inc. will deliver products and services...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $987,540 to Accountability Lab under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to create an informed civil society and support at-risk groups in Bangladesh from September 2022 through September 2024. The award will fund projects to operate without threats of censorship, harassment, and violence for youth, journalists, civil society organizations, women,...

The Stichting "Global Rights Compliance Foundation" (STG Global Rights Compliance Foundation) will provide $1.9 million in technical capacity building, legal assistance, and advocacy services for civil society organizations and worker organizations seeking accountability in Pakistan under a two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. This award is being made through the Department's International Programs to Support Democracy,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Transparency International E.V. a $987,654 Project Grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The grant will enable civil society organizations in Africa to more effectively engage with relevant legal accountability mechanisms and strengthen their evidence gathering and advocacy efforts from 2022 through 2024. The International Programs to...

The Centre For Population Health Initiatives received a $400,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support efforts to enhance protections for LGBTQI+ communities in Nigeria through sensitizing state and local police forces to vulnerable populations and ensuring their rights are protected. The project aims to promote strong democratic norms including the advancement of...

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...

This $1,441,385 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program establishes a resilient and unified national and multi-country ecosystem of human rights defenders in Africa to catalyze legal and social reforms for marginalized persons. The project, titled "Justice for All Activity", will be implemented by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa in South Africa...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. to deliver products and services under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support efforts from August 2, 2022 to January 31, 2024 to improve civil society-led efforts to reduce gender-based violence in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This will allow women from all...

This $165,000 Project Grant awarded by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Federacion de Entidades Vecinalistas del Paraguay (FEDEM) to raise citizens' awareness of their civil and labor rights and provide employment and entrepreneurship skills training in neighborhood associations across four municipalities in the greater Asuncion metropolitan area. The goal is to strengthen the community social fabric to better...