Cooperative Agreement 72053823IO00001

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will support the "Jovenes Impulsando una Legislacion Eficaz, Transparente e Inclusiva en Honduras" activity. The goal of this initiative is to reduce the historical exclusion of Honduran youth from political debate and decision-making on issues that affect their rights. The activity will focus on accompanying...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement of $2,000,000 on January 2, 2025 through its Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The "Youth in Progress" activity will be implemented by Fundacion Calleja in El Salvador to address root causes of irregular migration. The project aims to train 6,750 people in employment readiness, place 5,000 vulnerable youth in jobs, and provide 1,800 educational/technical...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $475,000 to Youth Outreach Services under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543), which aims to ensure equivalent access to drug court programs and examine related program data. Specifically, Youth Outreach Services will implement effective interventions...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a cooperative agreement through its USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program to Creative Associates International Inc. for $7,980,618 to implement the ALLIANZA JOVEN HONDURAS - YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE project in San Pedro Sula, Honduras from January 1, 2012 through April 30, 2017. The project aimed to provide Honduran youth with skills training, job placement assistance, and...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) received a $1,531,403 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to support efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities (RED) in the juvenile justice system and promote positive youth development (PYD). The funding will be used to provide delinquency prevention services targeting at-risk African American...

The federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), funds the Youth Oasis Resilient Futures Program. This $784,195 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, supports a community-based reentry program for youth ages 16-22 exiting the juvenile justice system in Louisiana. The program provides pre-release case management, housing assistance, skill-building across...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $523,234 Cooperative Agreement under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) program to Collective Action For Youth. The project will run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 and aims to work with the community to create safeguards that steer youth and young adults towards positive goals. Key activities include: establishing regular coordination meetings,...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provides $4,500,000 in funding for a civic engagement activity to enhance citizen participation in social and political processes in Uganda, with a particular focus on youth. The activity has three key objectives: 1) Increasing citizens' civic awareness and agency, 2) Organizing citizens and providing them opportunities to participate in civic and political processes, and 3) Encouraging citizens to...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), through the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548), has awarded The Skills Center Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant to provide an array of sports-based youth development services for 50 minority middle and high school girls annually over a 3-year period. The program, titled "Tampa YES," will deliver trauma-informed, positive youth development programming that includes individual education plans, tutoring, mentoring,...