Project Grant SG31812

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs (CFDA 19.979 - Regional Peace and Security) is intended to "ENHANCE THE ABILITIES OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO COUNTER EXTREMIST DISCOURSE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MECHANISMS FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE" in Togo. The $110,000 award was granted to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, to deliver these services from September 30, 2024, through October 31, 2025. The...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $443,375 Cooperative Agreement to Partnersglobal, a non-profit organization, to implement online and in-person training programs in Ghana. The goal was to increase the capacity of youth, community leaders, and young professionals to resolve and de-escalate community conflicts, thereby reducing the risk of extremist violence. This award was made under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), which supports...

This Project Grant award of $140,000.00, issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs on September 30, 2024, supports initiatives under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) federal grant program. The award aims to prevent radicalization, promote peaceful coexistence, and empower vulnerable populations to become self-reliant in the Central Region, specifically in Togo. The project activities focus on addressing underlying drivers of instability, such as poverty,...

The United States Institute of Peace awarded a $127,800 Project Grant to the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research to support the delivery of services under the REINVIGORATING MULTILATERAL CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING project from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. Under this award, the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research will provide analysis and policy recommendations to strengthen international cooperation and multilateral approaches for...

This $1,700,000 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) project grant is intended to contribute to the prevention and mitigation of politically motivated violence in Sierra Leone through people-to-people peacebuilding approaches. The specific objective is to empower women and youth to have increased voice and leadership as peacebuilders and strengthen "peace infrastructure" at local and national levels. The project will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs (CFDA 19.979 - Regional Peace and Security) provides $250,000 to fund a series of workshops, community dialogues, and a final symposium focused on promoting diversity and non-violence among youth. The main objective is to engage youth through this structured framework. The award includes a no-cost amendment to incorporate the certification provision for Executive Order 14173, ensuring compliance with federal...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) federal grant program to Rural Media Network, a non-profit organization based in Ghana. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of February 27, 2025, supports initiatives to prevent conflict, promote stability, and counter violent extremism among Fulbe herder communities in the North-Eastern corridor of Ghana's Northern Region. The...

Nonviolent Peaceforce will receive $1.5 million from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative program (CFDA 16.045) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key activities to be delivered by Nonviolent Peaceforce and its community partners in North Minneapolis include a community violence assessment, formalizing a community coalition, providing customized training in unarmed...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $178,520 project grant to Comision De Apoyo A La Unidad Y Reconciliacion Comunitaria AC (Coreco) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led solutions to conflict and violence in indigenous and rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Coreco will provide skills development, conflict analysis, and mediation to help communities peacefully resolve disputes over issues such as land, power struggles, and religious...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs (CFDA 19.979 - Regional Peace and Security) provides $225,000 to enhance media literacy, counter extremist narratives, and foster social cohesion through community engagement, digital creativity, and the active participation of religious and cultural leaders. The award, effective September 30, 2024, will be executed by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered in the System for Award...