Project Grant SCD30012GR014

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $820,332 Project Grant under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (CFDA 97.132) program to Teachers College Columbia University. The grant supports the college's initiatives to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in local communities across the United States. Funded activities include educational programs, community outreach, training, research studies, and technical assistance focused on...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $443,375 Cooperative Agreement to Partnersglobal, a non-profit organization, to implement online and in-person training programs in Ghana. The goal was to increase the capacity of youth, community leaders, and young professionals to resolve and de-escalate community conflicts, thereby reducing the risk of extremist violence. This award was made under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), which supports...

The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) will deliver training and resources to address hate crimes through a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2022 under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). Over a three-year period concluding September 30, 2025, ICSVE will train law enforcement, community stakeholders, and victim...

The Global Peace Foundation was awarded a $157,630 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the agency's Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132). The two-year grant will support efforts to increase community awareness of the signs that someone may be escalating towards violence or terrorism and of existing threats. It will also fund work to enhance local programs and partnerships to identify and intervene with...

Teachers College Columbia University was awarded a $1.5 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 2, 2022 under the agency's Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA #97.132). The grant will support Teachers College's delivery of services to increase community awareness of the signs that someone may be escalating towards violence or terrorism and of the threats of targeted violence. Specifically, the...

The Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism awarded $139,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant to deepen an existing father school program and train father school teachers and notetakers in Belgium. The goal is to coach approximately 60 fathers to become multipliers in their communities against violent extremism. The two-year project grant to Frauen Ohne Grenzen - Women Without Borders / Save - Sisters Against Violent Extremism, Gemeinnãœtziger Verein will support...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of training modules in virtual reality to help teachers recognize and reduce bias in their classroom behaviors. Working with students and teachers at Cornell University and the University of North Texas as a sub-awardee, the grant recipients will prototype virtual reality environments that track teacher movements and compare actual...

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 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $451,878 Project Grant under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132) to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support ECSU's community-based initiatives aimed at preventing targeted violence and terrorism. The funding will be used to develop educational programs, conduct community...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $550,682 project grant to the Global Peace Foundation on September 18, 2022 under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132). The grant will support efforts to increase community awareness of the signs of escalating violence and terrorism threats through six objectives: raising awareness of risk factors for targeted violence; recognizing signs that someone may be escalating towards violence;...