Project Grant AID497G1500003

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Edge Effect Collaborations PTY LTD, doing business as Edge Effect, to increase access to social protection services that assist people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics in Indonesia. The grant funding will support this work from September 2022 through September 2025 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a two-year, $740,740 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The grant will support ABA FJE's work to promote religious freedom in Indonesia through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). Specifically, ABA FJE will work to better inform legal advocates and the public in Indonesia about...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) was awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support the LGBTQ+ Legal Access Project. The two-year award, made on October 1, 2021 under OVW's Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), will provide critical legal resources to help communities forge partnerships to effectively respond to violent crimes against women. As the...

This $397,485 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support community-led efforts to protect human rights and promote inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals in Central America. Iniciativa Latinoamericana POR LOS Datos Abiertos (Ilda) will partner with five Central American LGBTQ+-led organizations to enhance their ability to gather and analyze data on acts of discrimination and hate crimes against LGBTQ+ persons. Ilda and the local...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $181,160 Project Grant (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion Lambda, a foreign-owned non-profit organization in Guatemala. The grant supports Asociacion Lambda's community-led initiatives to promote social and economic inclusion, protect human rights, prevent gender-based violence, and increase access to education and employment opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly the LGBTQ+ community. The funding will also strengthen Asociacion Lambda's...

The 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 program (CFDA 16.889) to Rainbow Access Initiative, Inc. (doing business as Prism Counseling and Advocacy) in Albany, NY. The grant will fund the organization's efforts to provide counseling and advocacy services for LGBTQIA+ individuals who face complex health disparities related to factors such as race, poverty, and disability....

The Guyana Rainbow Foundation Inc. (GuyBow) received a $243,130 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to provide training and income generation opportunities for lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queer women in Guyana. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to strengthen the socioeconomic conditions and disaster resilience of vulnerable LBTQ communities in Guyana through September 2024. As part of its commitment to community-led...

The Bangladesh Legal Aid And Services Trust will receive $1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor. The funding will support work with marginalized gender diverse community organizations in Bangladesh to develop sustainable and secure visibility for the full spectrum of gender diversity from September 26, 2022 through December 31, 2025. This award is provided through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights...

The U.S. Department of Justice, 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 the Los Angeles LGBT Center and its partner the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach. The grant will be used to enhance access and provide comprehensive support services for LGBTQI+ victims/survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Los Angeles County and adjacent counties....

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to Outright International under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of August 12, 2022 through February 25, 2025. Under this cooperative agreement, Outright International will implement the Global LGBTQI Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment Fund. This global mechanism aims to increase access to and...