The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $544,869.73 Project Grant to Accountability Lab to improve the handling of public corruption cases in Pakistan through concurrent training and increased capacity from February 15, 2023 to August 31, 2024. Under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), which works to institutionalize rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems, the grantee will deliver training to both...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), is intended to further strengthen and consolidate Albania's robust activism and advocacy culture. The $245,500 award, which commenced on January 1, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by February 28, 2025, aims to empower and elevate the voices of community activists while facilitating meaningful interactions among activists and civil...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will fund a five-day workshop in the Philippines to convene emerging content creators, journalists, and advocates from ASEAN member nations and Timor-Leste. The $250,000 award, effective September 30, 2024 through April 30, 2026, aims to advance knowledge and skills in critical media literacy among the participants. The project...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Democracy Works Foundation to build the capacity of Angolan civil society to champion democratic governance and contribute to credible local government elections from September 2022 through September 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), the Foundation will provide training and technical...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) is intended to boost the employability skills of at-risk youth from the Savanes region of Togo. The grant funds will be used by the for-profit entity Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees to create a policy enabling these young people to strengthen their resilience and avoid the allure of violent extremist organizations. The project will run from...
The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $2,020,000 cooperative agreement to Financial Services Volunteer Corps to support the new Independent Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (APLC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from April 2021 through October 2024. The funding will support APLC's efforts to investigate and prosecute public corruption cases under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), which...
This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports a partnership between the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC LAW SF) and L'Ecole Superieure Catholique de Droit de Jeremie (ESCDROJ) in Haiti. The grant aims to address the pre-trial detention crisis and associated corruption through this international collaboration. Key activities under this award include strengthening legal education,...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs will provide $100,000 through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to Fundacion Crisalida Internacional (doing business as Glasswing International) to deliver a Democracy Strengthening Program in El Salvador. This project will provide over 500 youth with knowledge about democracy and citizenship, and opportunities to become local change makers through promoting volunteer actions from November 2022 to June 2024. The...
The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $1,728,394 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to support the operation and management of the early warning and response system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from September 2, 2022 through October 31, 2024. The project aims to reduce risks to civilians by funding ABA FJE's management of an early warning and response system in Eastern DRC. This aligns...