Cooperative Agreement AID596A1500002

This $4,724,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime program), supports independent media in Central America in conducting investigations and evaluations that will increase their ability to uncover crime and corruption. The grant recipient, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting-US (IWPR-US), is a non-profit organization focused on media development, civil society strengthening, and...

This $2,000,000 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 investigative journalism capabilities in Paraguay. The award to Journalism Development Network Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in supporting investigative journalism initiatives globally, will fund activities to strengthen journalistic skills, promote transparency, and support investigative...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism / Qendra Shqiptare Per Gazetari Cilesore, a non-profit media center in Albania. The award, with a performance period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will support the Center's efforts to empower Albanian investigative journalism and nurture future journalists. The funding will be used to...

The Albanian Center for Quality Journalism received a $120,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to promote independent ethical investigative journalism in Albania. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of December 31, 2022 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) CFDA #19.900. This federal program provides civil...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $350,000 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. This Cooperative Agreement supports independent investigative journalism and media landscape development in Albania. Specifically, the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism will work to widen the views of independent media professionals and present a more pluralistic context through...

The Fundacion Patria Unida Fundacion Para La Conciencia Ciudadana will provide logistics support to the police in El Salvador to implement the Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) program. This $799,855 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement will support GREAT programming for at-risk youth in elementary and middle schools through February 2025. The Trans-National Crime program aims to minimize the impact of transnational...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $740,740 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to create healthier information ecosystems in Bolivia, El Salvador, and another Latin American and Caribbean country. The two-year project beginning September 7, 2022 will build societal resilience to disinformation among vulnerable communities through Internews and local...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to increase the abilities of professional Mexican journalists to recognize and counter disinformation and produce evidence-based content from September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between...

The Civil Society Anti-Impunity Initiative in El Salvador, funded through a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), intends to build accountability in El Salvador through civil society legal action, civic education, and strategic communications from September 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Cristosal, Inc. will deliver products and services...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to enhance regional knowledge regarding corruption and capacity to address corruption through judicial vetting, country corruption scorecards, and capacity building in Ecuador from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As part of the award, $50,000 was provided to México...