Project Grant AIDPPLIO1700001

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 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,...

The Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence (GCASAFV) has been awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under 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). The 36-month grant will enable GCASAFV, in partnership with Gumamami, Inc., to: 1) train and empower men and boys to model...

The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Northwest Ohio received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under 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). Through this 36-month grant, the YWCA will implement Project AMEND Together to engage young men and boys ages 12-19 in Toledo public...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $499,959 Project Grant to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls (CFDA 16.035) program. The primary purpose of this 3-year initiative, titled "Value H.E.R. (Hope, Education, and Respect)," is to prevent sex and labor trafficking among Black and Latinx girls in Alameda County, California. The project establishes a partnership between SMU, A Sista's Touch, and Bay Area Women...

The Women's Refugee Commission, Inc. will receive $500,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration. The award is part of the Bureau's Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities program (CFDA 19.522) and will support the Women's Refugee Commission's work advancing gender-equal nationality rights from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2023. As part of this program, the Bureau provides contributions...

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...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under 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) to the Sauti Yetu Center For African Women, Inc. The 36-month grant, which commenced on October 1, 2024, will support comprehensive, community-based efforts to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to The George Washington University (GWU) to implement the Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Training and Technical Assistance Project under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Over the 24-month project period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, GWU and its project partners the Global Woman Peace Foundation, Sahiyo U.S., and the U.S. End FGM/C Network...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Heart Women & Girls of Chicago, IL under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program. The two-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support Heart Women & Girls in delivering technical assistance services to build effective partnerships with the Muslim faith community. The OVW Technical Assistance Initiative aims to provide critical...