Project Grant SEC75023GR0016

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) aims to reduce barriers to education and decent work for LGBTQI youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. The key products and services to be delivered include: Research on the barriers to education and access to decent work faced by LGBTQI youth in Brazil, along with an awareness campaign targeting the...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $181,160 Project Grant (CFDA 85.750) to Asociacion Lambda, a foreign-owned non-profit organization in Guatemala. The grant supports Asociacion Lambda's community-led initiatives to promote social and economic inclusion, protect human rights, prevent gender-based violence, and increase access to education and employment opportunities for marginalized groups, particularly the LGBTQ+ community. The funding will also strengthen Asociacion Lambda's...

The Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) awarded a $5,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to enable HIAS Inc., a global non-profit organization, to provide vital services supporting refugees, migrants, and vulnerable local populations in Ecuador. The award funds activities across multiple sectors including protection, self-reliance, access to rights, and freedom from violence to...

This $125,000 two-year Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation supports Fundacion Grupo De Accion Y Apoyo A Personas Trans in providing critical social services and advocacy for Colombia's transgender community. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), the grantee delivers mental health services, ensures access to government benefits, housing, jobs, education and healthcare, and advocates for the rights and safety of...

The LGBTQ Victory Institute Inc. was awarded a $909,689.60 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The grant is part of the Department's International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. Under the award, the LGBTQ Victory Institute will implement a project to strengthen civic engagement among LGBTQI leaders in Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Peru. The outcome of the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (CFDA 19.518 Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere), aims to enhance access to rights and protection for women, adolescent girls, survivors, and LGBTQI+ refugees, migrants, and those in transit. The $3,000,000 award, with a performance period from September 2024 to February 2025, will fund gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, mitigation,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $215,000 two-year Project Grant to Organizacion Semillas Para La Democracia to support entrepreneurship training and microenterprise development for Venezuelan migrants in Paraguay. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grantee will provide business incubation services and seed capital in Asunción, Ciudad del Este, and Encarnación to help migrant women start or grow microenterprises. The goal is to improve economic...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $125,000 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean program (CFDA #85.750) to Taller de Capacitacion E Investigacion Familiar (TACIF) on September 17, 2021. TACIF will use the two-year project grant funding to support Peruvian and Venezuelan migrant youth in the San Juan de Lurigancho district of Lima, Peru. Specifically, TACIF will provide training and technical assistance to help youth develop and improve...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to The Other Foundation to support expanding space for LGBTI human rights activism and activist protection in Southern Africa. The grant was awarded on August 19, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345). Through this two-year project concluding on August 30, 2024, The Other Foundation will deliver targeted programs to address human...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Outright International through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The goal of the grant is to establish a strong, sustained, and connected regional LGBTQI movement in North Africa able to address issues facing the LGBTQI community. Outright International, operating as Iglhrc, will deliver capacity building and...