Project Grant SGH10023GR0054

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 supports the organization's efforts to address drivers of instability among Fulbe herder communities in the North-Eastern corridor of Ghana's Northern Region. The funding enables Rural Media Network to implement strategic media engagement, community...

This $2,466,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CFDA 19.121 - Conflict and Stabilization Operations) aims to build social cohesion between at-risk groups in northern Ghana and northern Cote d'Ivoire. The key products and services to be delivered through this 1-year award include improving equitable access to livelihoods in communities hosting refugees and asylum seekers in these regions. The United Nations Development...

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 $104,150 Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979) supports the Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA), a regional non-governmental organization, to enhance the media's capacity in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and democratic consolidation in Ghana. Key activities include media development, journalism training, fact-checking initiatives, and capacity building...

The United States Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO) awarded a $2,466,250 Cooperative Agreement to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on September 30, 2024. The grant is funded through the Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CFDA 19.121) federal grant program and aims to build social cohesion between at-risk groups in northern Ghana and northern Côte d'Ivoire by improving equitable access to livelihoods in communities hosting refugees and...

The U.S. Department of State awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) program to build the conflict resolution skills of community leaders, particularly female leaders, in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The grant aims to counter violent extremism by increasing the capacity of these leaders to help address root vulnerabilities in their communities. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The TSCTP program is...

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...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.3 million cooperative agreement to Pact, Inc. to emphasize conflict resolution and promote peaceful coexistence building on existing traditional conflict resolution mechanisms within communities in Ethiopia. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program, will support targeted democracy and human rights programs where fundamental...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,247,788.00 Cooperative Agreement to the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP Nigeria) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award, running from November 2024 to November 2027, is designed to establish efficient early warning and early response (EWER) structures to mitigate conflicts in Nigeria. WANEP Nigeria, a non-profit community development corporation, will...

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...