Project Grant 19200763424

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded City Lore Inc. a $700,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) effective January 1, 2026, with completion by December 31, 2026. The award supports the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "The Women Who Reported Vietnam," developed in collaboration with filmmakers Sally Rosenthal and Julia Marchesi. The documentary examines the...

This $367,500 Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports the work of the Fundacion Fondo De Mujeres Del SUR (FMS), a regional fund based in Cordoba, Argentina. FMS will use the grant funding over 3 years to provide small grants to 30 grassroots organizations in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The funding aims to promote the human rights of women, including by addressing gender discrimination in sports,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $215,950 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Grupo De Estudios Sobre La Mujer Rosario Castellanos (GESMUJER) to advance economic empowerment and the human rights of indigenous, mestiza, and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, Mexico through April 2025. GESMUJER will collaborate with women leaders to conduct assessments, develop action plans, train promoters, and fund economic initiatives. A key focus is supporting women as...

Through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, Latin Women In Action will provide $495,000 in culturally relevant services to Hispanic victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the Chicago area over a 4-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Key services include counseling, therapy, medical and legal advocacy, immigration assistance,...

Sepa Mujer, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) on October 1, 2021 for a two-year period concluding on September 30, 2023. The funding will support Sepa Mujer, Inc., located in Patchogue, New York, to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

Mission Community Services Corporation received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. Through this funding, Mission Community Services Corporation will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Latin Women In Action. This two-year project grant will support the delivery of culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. As the sub-awardee, Latin Women In Action will provide culturally relevant...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded $270,782 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions program (CFDA #16.556) to Coordinadora PAZ Para La Mujer, Inc. for the period of September 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. This Formula Grant funding will support Coordinadora PAZ Para La Mujer, Inc.'s coordination of victim services activities in Puerto Rico and collaboration efforts with federal, state and local entities...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $222,360 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Ecuatoriana De Mujeres Rurales De Latinoamerica Y El Caribe - Funmujerural-E to support community-led solutions empowering rural women in Latin America as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through September 2024, Funmujerural-E will work with women's groups in Chile, Ecuador and Panama to improve and expand existing businesses...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2023 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) will fund Communityworks, a non-profit Community Development Corporation, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance services to support small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The goal is...