Cooperative Agreement AID388A1700003

The Bangladesh Legal Aid And Services Trust will receive $1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor. The funding will support work with marginalized gender diverse community organizations in Bangladesh to develop sustainable and secure visibility for the full spectrum of gender diversity from September 26, 2022 through December 31, 2025. This award is provided through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $987,540 to Accountability Lab under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to create an informed civil society and support at-risk groups in Bangladesh from September 2022 through September 2024. The award will fund projects to operate without threats of censorship, harassment, and violence for youth, journalists, civil society organizations, women,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $987,654 Project Grant to The Asia Foundation under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The goal of the Project Grant is to support equal protection for religious minorities in Bangladesh by reducing intercommunal tensions and inequalities among religious communities. The Asia Foundation will deliver targeted programs and services from September...

This $1,056,238 five-year Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the USAID's Responsive Local Governance Activity in Bangladesh. The primary awardee, Democracy International, Inc., will provide comprehensive technical assistance and programmatic support focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting electoral integrity, and supporting conflict...

The United States Agency for International Development Bangladesh (USAID - OM) awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $13,348,081 to Democracy International, Inc. to implement the Democratic Participation and Reform in Bangladesh (DPR) program from April 2011 through April 2017. The parent federal grant program was the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas. The scope of this grant was to support democratic participation and reform efforts in Bangladesh through strengthening...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant, aims to amplify youth voices in Bangladesh's policy-making process and build their leadership capacities. The award will fund surveys, policy camps, and workshops to influence the interim government's reform agenda and future political priorities. The project will be implemented by the Global Youth...

This $493,339 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism under the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701), aims to assist Bangladesh's efforts to prevent the further spread of violent extremism. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to February 27, 2025, will support activities to prevent arrested individuals from persisting in terrorist-related activities while incarcerated or following their release. The...

The Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh from FY2023 through FY2024. The funding, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the EMK Center's role in delivering cultural and educational programming to advance U.S. public diplomacy...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $6,409,606 Project Grant under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement the CHTWCA II project in Bangladesh. This 5-year initiative, running from June 2024 to June 2029, aims to contribute to Bangladesh's Indo-Pacific vision through a range of interventions, including: Establishing regulatory systems and strengthening accountable government...

This $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) aims to enhance social security access and worker protections for internal migrant workers and their families in Bangladesh. Over a four-year period, the project will target approximately 500,000 internal migrants and their family members across 15 districts in Bangladesh. The key products and services to be delivered...