Cooperative Agreement AIDOAAA1200048

The Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues awarded a $2.96 million cooperative agreement to the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc. to support the Leadership of Local Women Including Young Women and Other Historically Marginalized Group in Preventing, Resolving, and Recovering from Conflict, Violent Extremism (VE) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is Amplified and Sustained program. This program, funded under the Office of Global Women's Issues' CFDA #19.801 program, will...

The Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues awarded a $2.96 million cooperative agreement to CARE USA for a project titled "Women Are Economically Secure and Equitably Participate in Trade and Business." The award period is from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under the agreement, CARE USA will work to advance women's economic empowerment and participation in trade through its "Her Power Her Future Project" by partnering with sub-awardee CARE Caucasus....

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues (CFDA 19.801) provides $493,827 to Georgetown University to expand integration of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) across peace and security efforts through a consolidated global network of WPS champions. The award will enable Georgetown to build the expertise, support, and platforms needed to advance the WPS agenda globally over a 2.5-year period from September 2023 to March 2026. The project...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $2,950,000 cooperative agreement to Mercy Corps under the Office of Global Women's Issues federal grant program (CFDA 19.801) to understand, prevent, and address gender-based violence as it intersects with violent extremism through locally designed and led initiatives in Georgia. The initiatives will address and respond to physical, technology-facilitated, and related violence that negatively impact gender equality and inclusive,...

This 24-month Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (CFDA 19.108) provides $986,500.00 to the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) to combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in India and Nepal. ICFJ is leading this initiative in consortium with Digital Futures Lab (India) and Rappler (Philippines) to develop programs that address TFGBV in those countries. The project aims to build the capacity of...

This $374,860 cooperative agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, will support Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc.'s initiatives to advance women's economic empowerment globally. The award will fund programs that provide mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities for women leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide. Key...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) awarded a $1,975,308 Cooperative Agreement under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) to Mercy Corps. The award aims to advance inclusive economic growth digitally and enhance online safety for women in business. Key activities include: Through a $200,000 sub-award, the Impact Innovations Institute's Initiatives Foundation will lend technology and digital...

The Young Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago (YWCA) will receive $350,000 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The grant is part of the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). Under the award, the YWCA will implement a train-the-trainer program to incorporate education and training on...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociación Las Pregoneras (Pregoneras), a women-led community organization in Lima, Peru, to combat gender-based violence and address physical, psychological, and sexual violence in public schools. The grant, provided under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), supports Pregoneras' efforts to forge local alliances, launch violence prevention campaigns, and provide mental health care for women and youth. The...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,610,705 cooperative agreement to Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. to support the economic empowerment of Afghan women through scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate education. The award is being administered under the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.801), which promotes the empowerment of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy through...