The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Outright International through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The goal of the grant is to establish a strong, sustained, and connected regional LGBTQI movement in North Africa able to address issues facing the LGBTQI community. Outright International, operating as Iglhrc, will deliver capacity building and...
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...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Synergia-Initiatives For under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The two-year grant will support capacity building efforts to strengthen LGBTQI movements in contexts where organizing remains limited. Specifically, Synergia-Initiatives For will deliver technical assistance, training, and resources to lay strong...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $400,000 project grant under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to Synerg A - Initiatives For Human Rights, a non-profit organization based in Ghana. This grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support LGBTQI+ civil society organizations in Ghana to effectively mitigate human rights violations and abuses based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.022 Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants), supports the Love Foundation, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Belize. The $122,270 grant, awarded on November 6, 2023, will fund the "Advancing Leadership Through Action" project, which aims to create a cadre of young LGBTQIA+ and HIV activists to provide accurate...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $486,110 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program to increase protection of diaspora and exile communities in selected countries from transnational repression and identify effective approaches to preventing and responding to such incidents. Freedom House, Inc. will deliver services from September 2022 to November 2023 in the United States under this Project Grant...
This $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs supports a program carried out in Togo by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to promote human rights and combat discrimination against marginalized groups from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant is funded through the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), which supports democratic processes and the advancement of civil and political rights in Africa. Specifically, the awardee will carry out...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Horizontal under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The two-year grant will fund efforts to improve and strengthen Tella, an online platform, to enable anyone to safely document and expose human rights abuses globally. By supporting targeted democracy and human rights programs where fundamental rights are threatened,...
The Centre For Population Health Initiatives received a $400,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support efforts to enhance protections for LGBTQI+ communities in Nigeria through sensitizing state and local police forces to vulnerable populations and ensuring their rights are protected. The project aims to promote strong democratic norms including the advancement of...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Global Partners Digital LIMITED to counter internet fragmentation and enable an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet that promotes and protects human rights in the target country. The award period is from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). This program funds...