Project Grant SEC75024GR0005

This Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (INL) under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703) will provide $107,150.00 to support the creation of an independent parallel selection panel with civil society and academia members for Ecuador's new Attorney General. This independent panel will carry out all the phases of the formal selection process. The award has a start date of December 9, 2024 and a completion date of...

The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $864,160 Project Grant to Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador under the Fiscal Transparency Innovation Fund (CFDA 19.662) program. The grant aims to amplify awareness and use of funds for communities and municipal governments impacted by mining and oil activities in Ecuador. The two-year project, spanning from September 2024 to September 2026, will focus on enhancing budget transparency, improving public access to fiscal information, and...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to enhance regional knowledge regarding corruption and capacity to address corruption through judicial vetting, country corruption scorecards, and capacity building in Ecuador from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As part of the award, $50,000 was provided to México...

The National Center For State Courts will assist the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica (Poder Judicial) to implement an institutional ethics training program through a $200,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement on February 21, 2023. The goal of the project is to increase the Poder Judicial's capacity to combat corruption within its ranks by delivering an ethics training program for all its personnel through February 28,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $185,685.80 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo for a project grant beginning September 1, 2021 through July 1, 2022. The project grant funding will support opportunities for teenagers of African descent and/or Indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador to expand their horizons. Specifically, the funding will enable...

This $700,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703) supports a project to develop the capacity of Honduran public prosecutors. The project aims to enable Honduran prosecutors to more effectively and efficiently manage criminal investigations and prosecute criminal cases. The National Center for State Courts, a non-profit organization, is the primary awardee...

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) received a $987,654 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to implement initiatives strengthening election processes for high-level justice sector actors in Honduras. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), DPLF will carry out innovative election monitoring, advocacy, and civic participation efforts from August 2022 to August...

This $2,750,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded 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 improve the protection, shelter, health, and livelihoods of Venezuelan and Colombian migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, and host community members in Ecuador, with a focus on vulnerable and underserved populations. The prime awardee, Childfund International USA, will deliver...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program is intended to strengthen the democratic participation of indigenous peoples and nationalities in the Amazon and Central Highlands of Ecuador, with a particular focus on women. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will support initiatives to promote civic engagement and democratic processes among these target populations...