The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1 million Project Grant to The Tor Project Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The two-year award will support The Tor Project's efforts to promote rapid response to emergent global censorship events to ensure that internet censorship is well documented and rapidly addressed, protecting individuals' access to open information...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to the DT Institute under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund a project to increase access to censored content and use advanced end-to-end encryption technologies to enhance the digital safety and privacy of at-risk users and communities in internet repressive countries. The project aims to open...
The Georgia Tech Research Corporation will receive $1.2 million from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to provide improved geographic granularity of internet shutdowns and greater visibility into internet throttling as a form of censorship. The project aims to enhance the global internet freedom community's understanding of these issues from...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $1.28 million to Rights Action Lab, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The project aims to increase the ability of Tibetans and other vulnerable communities to communicate, access information freely, and defend against targeted online attacks. It will provide tools to...
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...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Internews Network through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to make critical open source safety tools more stable, secure, and user friendly. The grant, awarded September 30, 2022 and set to be completed by March 31, 2024, will invest in improved sustainability for six tool teams at risk of failure due to lack of...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network $1.5 million under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) through a Cooperative Agreement. The funding will support efforts from September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024 to strengthen the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms online. Specifically, Internews Network will work to enable protection providers to more...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,295,062 Project Grant to The Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc. (doing business as Atlantic Council) under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support legal practitioners, human rights and anti-corruption advocates, and victims and survivors of human rights violations and corruption offenses in Iran from August 2022...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $1.2 million to Article 19, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. Article 19 will conduct thematic and country-specific research from September 2022 through September 2025 to analyze internet freedom issues through a business and human rights lens. The grant aims to address human rights abuses globally and open political space in...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded Internews Network a $1.4 million project grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The two-year project aims to empower civil society and journalists in internet repressive environments to protect themselves and effectively advocate against advanced surveillance. The grant will support Internews Network in delivering services and products...