Project Grant SBC40017GR0015

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 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...

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 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 Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to The Other Foundation to support expanding space for LGBTI human rights activism and activist protection in Southern Africa. The grant was awarded on August 19, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345). Through this two-year project concluding on August 30, 2024, The Other Foundation will deliver targeted programs to address human...

The LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central PA will provide outreach and victim services to underserved LGBTQ+ survivors of color through a three-year, $450,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. Funded under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889), the Coalition will develop and implement targeted outreach strategies to provide support for adult and youth victims of domestic...

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 Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $161,400 Project Grant to Asociacion Centro De Estudios De La Diversidad Sexual Y Generica (Amate El Salvador) to strengthen local civil society organizations that help vulnerable groups in eastern El Salvador. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to increase economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections of political, social, and civil rights for LGBTQ+ individuals,...

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 $471,422 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to develop and evaluate an empowerment program for LGBTQ+ students in school (GSAs). The project, titled "BUILDING EPIC-HEALTH: AN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS IN SCHOOL GSAS", will be implemented and evaluated by a collaborative team from Boston College, San Diego State...