Project Grant SCU04022GR0002

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $530,000 Project Grant to Asociacion Diario De Cuba to strengthen Cuban civil society and boost youth participation in advancing democratic demands. The grant was awarded on September 20, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345) and will be completed by September 30, 2024. Funds will support targeted democracy and human rights programs to address human...

The National Democratic Institute will use $500,000 in funding from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor to strengthen the capacity of independent civil society groups in Cuba. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), will support efforts by these groups to advance civil and political rights on the island and increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations and...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $642,838 Project Grant to Freedom House, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will strengthen the capacity of independent Cuban civil society organizations to advance civil and political rights in Cuba and increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations. Freedom House will provide capacity building...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.040 - Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $220,000 in funding to the Mas Voces Foundation, Inc. to carry out the "FOSTERING SOCIAL CHANGE IN CUBA: INCREASING SECURE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAM ALUMNI AND INDEPENDENT CONTENT CREATORS IN CUBA, PHASE II" project. The award, effective from November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2026, supports activities that...

This $1,230,830 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, is supporting efforts to rebuild Cuba's nascent civil society. The project, awarded to Outreach Aid To The Americas Inc., a non-profit organization based in Surfside, Florida, will run from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The grant aims to strengthen civil society in Cuba through programming focused on...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $6,172,839 Project Grant to the National Endowment for Democracy to support its grantmaking program to advance democratic rights, political pluralism and independent, grassroots activism in Cuba. The grant will fund targeted programs under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) through September 30, 2025. This program supports efforts to address...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Fundacion Nacional Para La Cultura Popular Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support the organization's personnel, marketing, and facilities expenses from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mas Voces Foundation, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040). The program focused on educating the public, particularly those aged 18 to 55, about lawful migration options and building trust in official sources through a comprehensive multi-channel communication strategy. However, a no-cost amendment was issued to remove program elements related to...

This $233,954 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) will support a manuscript exploring the memories and experiences of Cuban veterans who participated in the Angolan Civil War from 1975 to 1991. The project will be conducted by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY), doing business as RFCUNY - Baruch College. The research will draw on archival sources and 75 oral history...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (CFDA 45.024) program to the Flamboyan Foundation, a woman-owned non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant supports a series of artist-led participatory design workshops in the rural town of Lajas, Puerto Rico, running from January 2025 to May 2025. The project aims to enhance public engagement with the arts and integrate arts-based...