Project Grant SINLEC19GR0388

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.705 Trans-National Crime) will provide $1,500,000 to expand the accessibility and usage of non-commercial databases and complementary tools that identify wealth held by politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their relatives and affiliates. The award recipient, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), will deliver data-driven analysis, evidence-based reporting, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $950,000 in funding to strengthen the capacity of the Comptroller General's Office in Paraguay to enforce conflict of interest regulations and combat corruption. The project will be carried out by the non-profit organization Centro De Estudios Ambientales Y Sociales (CEAMSO-Paraguay) over a 3-year period from May...

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 Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $155,782.13 Cooperative Agreement to Asociacion Para UNA Sociedad Mas Justa of Honduras from August 17, 2022 to February 28, 2023 under the Trans-National Crime (CFDA 19.705) federal grant program. The award will support efforts to increase transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in the selection process of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice in Honduras. Specifically, the non-profit...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $325,000 cooperative agreement to Deloitte & Touche to fund an anti-corruption forensic audit of PRC-funded infrastructure projects in Zambia. This award falls under the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs CFDA program. ESF funds support economic and political foreign policy goals through grants for a variety of purposes. This particular award will leverage forensic auditing expertise to...

This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) aims to deepen counter-disinformation capacity through enhanced technical skills and collaboration among government officials, NGOs, and journalists, particularly in countries that have endorsed the Framework to Counter Foreign Malign Influence. The award was terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. The awardee, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, is a...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $725,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center For Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (C4Ads) to support the creation of a system to identify and eradicate corruption using data and customized investigative mentoring. This grant, funded under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), aims to institutionalize the rule of law by developing and expanding criminal justice systems to strengthen partner country law...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded Transparency International E.V. a $987,654 Project Grant under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The grant will enable civil society organizations in Africa to more effectively engage with relevant legal accountability mechanisms and strengthen their evidence gathering and advocacy efforts from 2022 through 2024. The International Programs to...

This $402,700 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs under the Criminal Justice Systems (CFDA 19.703) program, aims to provide Nigerian law enforcement agencies with increased capabilities to effectively address explosive ordnance threats and improve civilian security throughout Nigeria. The prime awardee, The Halo Trust USA, Inc., will execute this project with a sub-award to its parent organization, The...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.33 million cooperative agreement to the Financial Services Volunteer Corps to counter corruption and support transparency and accountability in Sudan from August 2022 through February 2024. This funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which addresses human rights abuses and supports open political space in struggling democracies and...