Cooperative Agreement 72069621CA00005

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to empower Rwandan citizens to advocate for their individual land rights related to expropriation and advocate for broader policy and procedural changes. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 with a completion date of January 31, 2023 under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) program. This program supports democratic processes and promotes strong democratic norms including the advancement of...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Legal Aid And Consultancy Center (LACC) in Nepal. The objective of this 5-year award is to strengthen local judicial capacity, justice sector coordination, and civil society engagement to improve access to justice and legal services for women, youth, and marginalized groups in targeted communities in Nepal. The...

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 American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $987,654 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) to enhance the capacity of defenders and local communities to safely advocate for greater environmental protection at the national and regional levels in Uganda. The grant funding will support ABA FJE's work under DRL's International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345)...

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 Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,975,308 cooperative agreement to the United Nations Development Programme to support the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). Under this cooperative agreement, the UNDP will deliver capacity building assistance to the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic from September 2022 through November 2023. The goal is to help the court...

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) received a $987,654 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to implement initiatives strengthening election processes for high-level justice sector actors in Honduras. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), DPLF will carry out innovative election monitoring, advocacy, and civic participation efforts from August 2022 to August...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $1,728,394 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to support the operation and management of the early warning and response system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from September 2, 2022 through October 31, 2024. The project aims to reduce risks to civilians by funding ABA FJE's management of an early warning and response system in Eastern DRC. This aligns...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), provides $422,303.00 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to expand virtual hearing rooms with appropriate technical training, promote citizen behavior change, and expand community outreach interventions in Angola. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to advance civil and political rights,...

The Southern University Law Center received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program) to support the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission (JJRAIC). The project aims to assist the JJRAIC in significantly improving Louisiana's juvenile justice system and reducing risks to youth safety in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems....