Project Grant SCU04023GR0016

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, awarded a $220,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mas Voces Foundation, Inc. on November 1, 2024 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The project, titled "Fostering Social Change in Cuba: Increasing Secure Access to Resources for US Public Diplomacy Program Alumni and Independent Content Creators in Cuba, Phase II," aims to support U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives, advance...

This $1,230,830 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program is intended to support the rebuilding of Cuba's nascent civil society. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will be implemented by the non-profit organization Outreach Aid To The Americas Inc. Based on the organization's prior grant history, the funding is likely to be used...

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...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (under CFDA 19.022 - Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants) supports the implementation of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund program in the Dominican Republic. The award will fund technical assistance, training, research, grant management, and program implementation services provided by the non-profit organization Partners of the...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $248,730 Project Grant to Fundacion Para La Sostenibilidad Y La Equidad (doing business as Aliarse), a non-profit organization based in Costa Rica. The grant funding will be used to launch the College Horizons Outreach Program (CHOP) in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, serving 40 indigenous students in 2024. The program will provide the students with technological resources, English language training, socio-emotional development,...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) provides $123,999 to Fundacion Instituto Chileno Norteamericano De Cultura De Santiago, a non-profit organization in Chile, for the period of September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The funding supports the organization in leading and managing the American Spaces (AS) network engagement with emerging voices and established opinion leaders in...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 two-year Project Grant to Internews Network through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will strengthen the capacity of independent civil society groups in Cuba to advance civil and political rights on the island. It will also increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations and corruption. Internews...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) supports a multidisciplinary exchange on the colonial sugar mill Boca de Nigua in the Dominican Republic. The award was issued to Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (PUCMM), a private non-profit educational institution in the Dominican Republic, to facilitate research, training, and collaborative projects related to this...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program, provides $1,550,000 in funding to Film Independent, Inc. to support the organization's FY 2024 Global Filmmakers Program. The award period runs from September 6, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The Global Filmmakers Program delivers a comprehensive set of artistic and professional development...