The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE) was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to promote data privacy and protection policies consistent with democratic values and safeguarding of human rights in Malaysia from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024. This funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), which...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Democracy Works Foundation to build the capacity of Angolan civil society to champion democratic governance and contribute to credible local government elections from September 2022 through September 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), the Foundation will provide training and technical...
The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $740,740 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to Ceeli Institut, O.p.s. in Poland. Ceeli and its parent organization, Friends of the Ceeli Institute (doing business as Foci), will use the funding to deliver programs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 aimed at strengthening understanding of the rights and obligations of the judiciary....
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...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. 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 phases of the formal selection process. The award will be provided to the non-profit organization Fundacion...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,025,409.00 to the East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) to implement the "Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity" in Cambodia. The project aims to: Undertake analyses of the legal and enabling environment and support capacity development activities to benefit civil society organizations (CSOs)...
The American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (ABA FJE), doing business as the American Bar Association, received a $987,654 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor on September 30, 2022. The grant-funded project aims to ensure fundamental freedoms by expanding and improving access to accountability and transparency (ATI) for affected individuals residing in Bahrain through August 31, 2024. This award is provided through the...
This federal Project Grant award of $112,829.18 from the Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) aims to improve public sector transparency and accountability in Croatia. The key activities include enhancing access to information, raising awareness on the rule of law, and strengthening whistleblower protections through research, advocacy, and policy proposals. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September...
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)...
This Project Grant award of $133,438.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (CFDA 19.900 - AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs) aims to combat corruption in the Western Balkans by empowering young leaders to promote active citizenship and democratic participation. The award recipient is APR (Akademija za politicki razvoj), a non-profit organization based in Zagreb, Croatia that focuses on developing political leadership, civic engagement, and democratic...