The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to Patriot Vision In Action, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to implement a tailored human rights training program for the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) leadership and policymakers. The project will run from September 30, 2024 to March 6, 2025 and aims to advance civil and political rights, freedom of expression, and access to...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to October 31, 2025, aims to provide a structured framework for engaging youth through a series of workshops, community dialogues, and a final symposium focused on diversity and...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,245 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The grant is intended to improve communication and the relationship between defense and security actors and their local communities in coastal West Africa, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to February 27, 2025. The grant funding will support...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) program, will support a three-part professional exchange for 16 civil society representatives from Mozambique. The exchange will provide training, site visits, and meetings with American experts to impart best practices, new ideas, and networking opportunities. The project, to be implemented by World Learning Inc., aims to promote...
<p>The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security Program (CFDA 19.979) to support transport and in-theater medical evacuation to Somali security forces. The grant, which runs from August 8, 2023 to July 31, 2024, will be executed by the United Nations, a non-profit organization. The Regional Peace and Security program aims to bolster peace and security in sub-Saharan Africa in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.</p>
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to UNOPS under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) to pay stipends to select Somali military and Ministry of Defense staff from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022. The Regional Peace and Security program supports U.S. foreign policy goals in sub-Saharan Africa through programs and policies designed to bolster peace and security. This award will provide $4.5 million in funding to UNOPS to...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will provide $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global of Arlington, Virginia to deliver a workshop in South Africa from August 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The workshop aims to highlight the importance of a robust security culture and structured employee engagement as foundations for an effective insider threat mitigation program. This award is being made through the Department of State's...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, through the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Isoko Partners For Peace And Gender Equality. The grant will support the organization's initiative to create a sustainable model of women and youth participation in local and provincial governance and peacebuilding processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the Community Academy for Democracy and Development. The project will be...
The Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees under the Regional Peace and Security federal grant program (CFDA 19.979) to foster dialogue, intercommunal trust, and a stronger sense of national identity in areas at risk of destabilization in Côte d'Ivoire. The agreement period is from September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Through this funding, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees will provide services and...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $109,360 project grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040) to conduct workshops in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The workshops, taking place from October 2021 through January 2023, will address the underlying causes of sexual- and gender-based violence by drawing on expertise from the U.S. and South Africa. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance...