Cooperative Agreement SPK33012CA108

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $349,494 cooperative agreement to the Peace And Education Foundation of Pakistan to build the capacity of religious and women media influencers to counter extremist ideologies and promote peace from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024. This award supports the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan program (CFDA 19.501), which provides resources through English language instruction, computer training, and...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $202,800 project grant to Empower Peace, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The purpose of this grant is to identify and train promising young women leaders ages 18 to 25 years old in Pakistan in leadership development, gender equity, and personal growth through a country-specific Women's Workshop program. The one-year project period runs from...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Community World Service under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 15, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The grant will support Community World Service's work to deliver programs focused on minority personal laws, inheritance laws and access to education and employment in Pakistan. As described...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will provide a liberal arts and sciences university education and human rights leadership training to ten Pakistani women from unserved and marginalized communities at AuW. The training will be delivered from...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $148,730 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees of Pakistan to improve structures in local organizations to address workplace harassment. The grant supports the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501) and its goal of promoting diplomatic solutions through critical skills development and other public diplomacy programs. Specifically, the grant will fund efforts...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $296,001 cooperative agreement to the Institute For Strategic Dialogue under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The agreement will fund efforts to build community resilience to extremism in Pakistan by increasing the capacity of youth influencers to leverage various mediums to counter extremist narratives in their local and online communities from September...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to Women For Afghan Women Inc. (WAW) in partnership with Connect NYC. The award supports efforts to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services targeted at adult and youth Muslim survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New York. Key...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant to the Centre For Peace And Development Initiatives (CPDI) through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund efforts to strengthen the ability of civil society organizations, journalists, social media activists and citizens to promote efficient, transparent, responsive and accountable local governments in...

The Peaceful Families Project, Inc. was awarded a $598,517 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The grant will be used to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services for adult and youth Muslim survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Pennsylvania. Key activities include: 1) Identifying and...

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...