The USAID Azerbaijan awarded a $7.5 million Cooperative Agreement to East-West Management Institute Inc. under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The goal of this award is to strengthen citizen groups and community-based organizations in Azerbaijan, and support their role in advancing social and economic development through innovative participatory practices at local and regional levels. International Center For Not-For-Profit Law, Inc., doing business as...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $100,000 to support activities that enhance women's entrepreneurship and business skills in Baku and rural Azerbaijan. The grant is part of the Phase 2 of the Women Empowerment Centers Azerbaijan project, implemented in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), a non-profit organization based in...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $570,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) to strengthen fiscal transparency and the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard in Tajikistan. This project, funded under the Economic Statecraft program (CFDA 19.322), will provide technical assistance, training, and capacity building services to government entities, civil society...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $115,900 Project Grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs to teach Azerbaijani journalism students core journalism and media management principles. Funded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to provide civil society and democracy building public diplomacy in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the grant period runs from September 30, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant will support delivering training to...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF PD Programs) provides $118,255.55 to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and the principles of media management. The award period runs from September 23, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The grant supports GIPA's efforts to develop media literacy, journalism skills, and democratic media practices in the...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,255.55 project grant to the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, a private university and non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900). The purpose of the grant is to teach Azerbaijani students core journalism values and the principles of media management. The funding will support training programs for Azerbaijani and Armenian students focused on journalism, social media, and multimedia...
This $133,438 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to combat corruption in the Western Balkans by empowering young leaders to promote active citizenship and democratic participation. The grant recipient, APR (Akademija za politicki razvoj), a non-profit organization based in Zagreb, Croatia, will implement strategic programming to strengthen civil society, support...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $864,160 Project Grant to Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador under the Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (CFDA 19.662) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports a 24-month project to amplify awareness and use of funds for communities and municipal governments impacted by mining and oil activities in Ecuador. The non-profit organization Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador will...
This $112,829.18 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF PD Programs) aims to improve public sector transparency and accountability in Croatia. The key activities include enhancing access to information, raising awareness on the rule of law, and strengthening whistleblower protections through research, advocacy, and policy proposals. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, and the grant...
This $3,900,000 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 election administration, strengthen capacities for political participants, and foster opportunities for political participation in Armenia. The prime awardee is the Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS), a non-profit organization that operates as a consortium of leading...