Cooperative Agreement 72051922LA00002

This $40.6 million cooperative agreement award from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Sudan supports the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA #98.001). Pact, Inc. is the primary awardee and will work with eleven sub-awardees to improve the enabling environment, access to independent information, and sustainability, resilience and collaboration of civil society and media in Sudan. This will help ensure all citizens, especially youth and women, are...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.3 million cooperative agreement to Pact, Inc. to emphasize conflict resolution and promote peaceful coexistence building on existing traditional conflict resolution mechanisms within communities in Ethiopia. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program, will support targeted democracy and human rights programs where fundamental...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $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 objective of this 5-year project is to enhance the enabling environment for civil society in Kyrgyzstan through four key activities: strengthening civil society organizations' domestic legitimacy, enhancing their resilience, advancing trust-based relationships and inclusive networks, and...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to improve investigative journalism capabilities in Paraguay. The award to Journalism Development Network Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in supporting investigative journalism initiatives globally, will fund activities to strengthen journalistic skills, promote transparency, and support investigative...

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 Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $599,999 Cooperative Agreement to Pact, Inc. to strengthen the capacity of exiled Belarusian civil society organizations and consolidate their network under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The AEECA/ESF PD Programs aim to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, including Belarus. Under this award, Pact will work...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,680,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to Pact, Inc. to implement the "Gir'Ijambo 'Have a Say' Activity" in Burundi. The 5-year activity seeks to re-establish and rebuild a vibrant, resilient, and responsive civil society capable of holding the Government of Burundi accountable for pledged reforms and development outcomes in democracy, human rights,...

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...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $5,283,448 Cooperative Agreement under its Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting-US (IWPR-US), a non-profit organization. The purpose of this 5-year award, effective September 30, 2024, is to empower independent journalists and outlets to deliver trustworthy news essential for building resilient, rights-respecting democracies. The activity will counter...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $950,000 in funding to strengthen the capacity of the Comptroller General's Office in Paraguay to enforce conflict of interest regulations and combat corruption. The project will be carried out by the non-profit organization Centro De Estudios Ambientales Y Sociales (CEAMSO-Paraguay) over a 3-year period from May...