Project Grant SCE20010GR014

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), aims to support civil society in Sri Lanka to address challenges and opportunities arising from the political transition by advancing respect and protection of human and political rights. The $740,740 grant, awarded on August 15, 2023, will be implemented by The Asia Foundation, a...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the International Coalition Of Sites Of Conscience to assist the UN Sri Lanka Accountability Project mandated by the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The two-year award, made under the International Justice and Accountability Programming federal grant program (CFDA 19.990), will support the UN project's efforts to collect, consolidate, analyze, and preserve information and evidence relating to...

The Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy Center (EMK Center) in Bangladesh from FY2023 through FY2024. The funding, provided under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), supports the EMK Center's role in delivering cultural and educational programming to advance U.S. public diplomacy...

The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $163,842 Cooperative Agreement to the Jaago Foundation, a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, to support the operation and management of the Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) Center in Bangladesh for Fiscal Year 2023. This award, made under the CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs, will fund the EMK Center's role in supporting U.S. public diplomacy efforts through cultural and educational programming. Key activities...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $350,000 to the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. This Cooperative Agreement supports independent investigative journalism and media landscape development in Albania. Specifically, the Albanian Center For Quality Journalism will work to widen the views of independent media professionals and present a more pluralistic context through...

The Center for Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (C4Ads) will provide services to support human rights and democracy in Burma under a $987,654 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The agreement falls under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which funds targeted programs to address human rights abuses and open political space in struggling democracies and...

The US Agency for International Development Timor-Leste awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Consortium For Elections & Political Process Strengthening under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The award will support the design and implementation of civic and voter education programs in Timor-Leste that adhere to COVID-19 safety measures from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the awardee will conduct...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $299,992 cooperative agreement to Creative Learning, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The one-year award will capitalize on an existing research network in Pakistan to inform programmatic interventions addressing preventing and countering violent extremism from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, Creative Learning will...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $840,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. from October 2021 through September 2023. The award will support efforts to develop the capacities of U.S. and Central Asian university administrators and faculty to build capacity and jointly address global challenges related to five UN Sustainable Development Goals. Through...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $354,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to Instituti Per Demokraci DHE Ndermjetsim in Albania from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The award aims to transform an existing model for educational and countering violent extremism stakeholder engagement into a mainstream national approach, and deepen community implementation of the model with current and new stakeholders such as municipal...