Cooperative Agreement AID165A1600006

This $397,485 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support community-led efforts to protect human rights and promote inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals in Central America. Iniciativa Latinoamericana POR LOS Datos Abiertos (Ilda) will partner with five Central American LGBTQ+-led organizations to enhance their ability to gather and analyze data on acts of discrimination and hate crimes against LGBTQ+ persons. Ilda and the local...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) under CFDA 17.401 International Labor Programs, aims to reduce barriers that impede access to education and decent work for LGBTQI youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. The $4,000,000 project, with an expected completion date of March 2025, targets LGBTQI youth facing multiple forms of discrimination. Key activities include research on LGBTQI...

The Guyana Rainbow Foundation Inc. (GuyBow) received a $243,130 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to provide training and income generation opportunities for lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queer women in Guyana. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to strengthen the socioeconomic conditions and disaster resilience of vulnerable LBTQ communities in Guyana through September 2024. As part of its commitment to community-led...

The LGBTQ Victory Institute Inc. was awarded a $909,689.60 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The grant is part of the Department's International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. Under the award, the LGBTQ Victory Institute will implement a project to strengthen civic engagement among LGBTQI leaders in Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Peru. The outcome of the...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Los Angeles LGBT Center to implement the National LGBTQ Youth Survivor Training and Technical Assistance Project. This 36-month project, funded under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), will provide training, develop topic-specific learning modules, present at conferences, host roundtable discussions, and create best practice guidelines and other resources to...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Synergia-Initiatives For under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The two-year grant will support capacity building efforts to strengthen LGBTQI movements in contexts where organizing remains limited. Specifically, Synergia-Initiatives For will deliver technical assistance, training, and resources to lay strong...

The Milwaukee Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Community Center received a three-year, $420,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889). The grant will fund outreach and services to empower and promote independence for LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Specifically, the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Outright International through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The goal of the grant is to establish a strong, sustained, and connected regional LGBTQI movement in North Africa able to address issues facing the LGBTQI community. Outright International, operating as Iglhrc, will deliver capacity building and...

The University of Tennessee, in collaboration with the University of Missouri and Dominican University, received a $393,425 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The project aims to better understand and meet the needs of LGBTQ+ library users, with a focus on improving library catalog metadata to enhance access to information and resources for this community. The project team will...

The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The Center) in New York City was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," aims to reduce substance use and related...