Project Grant SHR90018GR0026

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $987,654 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) to enhance the capacity of defenders and local communities to safely advocate for greater environmental protection at the national and regional levels in Uganda. The grant funding will support ABA FJE's work under DRL's International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345)...

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 Foundation For Human Rights in Cuba Inc. will receive $543,125 under a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to provide training to young emerging leaders in Cuban civil society. The grant was awarded on September 23, 2022 under the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Grant Programs (including Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas), CFDA #19.750, and will be completed by March 31, 2024. The Foundation For Human Rights in...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) was awarded a $1,007,407 project grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to strengthen regional capacities for coordinated interventions to respond, protect, and prevent human rights violations of environmental defenders in Colombia. This funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which funds targeted...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $987,654 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to Friends Of Fafg Inc. The two-year project grant will provide holistic, victim-centered, and multidisciplinary forensic training to civil society organizations and key stakeholders in Guatemala to advance transitional justice processes, support South-South coordination, and facilitate...

This $1,441,385 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program establishes a resilient and unified national and multi-country ecosystem of human rights defenders in Africa to catalyze legal and social reforms for marginalized persons. The project, titled "Justice for All Activity", will be implemented by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa in South Africa...

The Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust (YETT) received a $269,649 USD project grant award from the United States Agency for International Development Zimbabwe under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas federal grant program (CFDA #98.001). The award will support YETT's initiative to facilitate, co-create, and test holistic, inclusive, and locally driven approaches addressing the diverse challenges facing young people in meeting their social and economic aspirations in...

The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) received a $1,728,394 project grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to support the operation and management of the early warning and response system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from September 2, 2022 through October 31, 2024. The project aims to reduce risks to civilians by funding ABA FJE's management of an early warning and response system in Eastern DRC. This aligns...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded $129,029.75 under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) federal grant program to the Shamwari Yemwanasikana Trust for a project concluding on September 30, 2022. The project aims to influence policymakers in Zimbabwe to make more democratic and informed decisions regarding the needs of girls and young women. It will empower girls and young women to hold national leadership accountable and advocate for their demands. The...