Project Grant SBK80022GR0051

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 Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $10 million cooperative agreement to the Solidarity Center under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) to elevate women's participation in the workforce in Liberia and Nigeria from December 15, 2022 through December 14, 2026. The award will increase capacity to address discrimination and gender-based violence in the workplace through activities like training union leadership and implementing anti-harassment...

The Disability Law Center of Virginia will provide $500,000 in training, consultation, and outreach services to end violence against women with disabilities through September 2024 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The goal of the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529) is to create sustainable improvements in how organizations respond to...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. to deliver products and services under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support efforts from August 2, 2022 to January 31, 2024 to improve civil society-led efforts to reduce gender-based violence in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This will allow women from all...

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has been awarded an $800,000 grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to implement the "Removing Barriers to Legal Services for Asian Pacific Islander Victims of Human Trafficking" project. The project aims to provide immigrant and limited English proficient victims of human trafficking with comprehensive access to civil legal services, equip community organizations to adopt a...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant to American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to facilitate greater and more equitable participation of women in the Honduran economy. The grant period runs from September 7, 2022 through March 31, 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) program, AIR will deliver technical assistance and capacity building services...

The Legal Aid Society, in partnership with Garden of Hope, Sakhi for South Asian Women, and VIP Mujeres, will receive a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). This 3-year award, beginning on October 1, 2024, will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence in New York City. The project aims to advance equity and...

The Stichting "Global Rights Compliance Foundation" (STG Global Rights Compliance Foundation) will provide $1.9 million in technical capacity building, legal assistance, and advocacy services for civil society organizations and worker organizations seeking accountability in Pakistan under a two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. This award is being made through the Department's International Programs to Support Democracy,...

This $800,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will support the Legal Resource Center On Violence Against Women, Inc. in delivering training and technical assistance to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on interstate civil legal matters in the context of domestic violence cases. Funded through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526), this 36-month continuation award will provide communities with critical resources to...

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) received a $987,654 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to implement initiatives strengthening election processes for high-level justice sector actors in Honduras. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), DPLF will carry out innovative election monitoring, advocacy, and civic participation efforts from August 2022 to August...