Project Grant SLMAQM09GR518

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $353,984 cooperative agreement to Hanvoice under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The goal of the project is to effectively and sustainably integrate human rights issues and priorities within North Korea policy discourse and development processes. Hanvoice will work to address this objective from September 28, 2022 through December 31, 2023....

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.25 million cooperative agreement to Unification Media Group under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 20, 2022 through March 31, 2025. The goal of the project is to help North Koreans understand their rights to access information and maintain positive perceptions of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms....

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded $400,000 to the Database Center For North Korean Human Rights under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) for the period of September 27, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The project aims to seek accountability and justice for victims of human rights violations in North Korea by pursuing legal claims against North Korean authorities in South Korean...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $780,000 Project Grant to the Database Center For North Korean Human Rights under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support the identification and documentation of 20 detention facilities in North Korea and China utilized for the forced repatriation of North Korean escapees between September 2022 and September 2025. The project...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the Institute For War And Peace Reporting -US to secure a sustainable future for Iraqi radio stations. Funded through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), the grant will support building the independence and resilience of Iraqi radio stations from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. This will better equip stations to advance...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Radio Free Asia (RFA) received a $26.3 million Project Grant from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds planning and operational expenses related to international broadcasting services in Asia, enabling RFA to produce and distribute multimedia news and information content across digital...

The U.S. Agency for Global Media awarded Radio Free Asia a $96.3 million project grant on December 1, 2021 under the International Broadcasting Independent Grantee Organizations program (CFDA 90.500). The grant will support planning and operations expenses related to international broadcasting in Asia. Specifically, Radio Free Asia will use the funding to promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news,...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded a $987,654 project grant to BBC Media Action under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The goal of the project is to combat discrimination and intolerance on the basis of religion by confronting online hate speech and promoting positive narratives of social inclusion in media designed and created by adolescent girls and young women in Myanmar. The...

The Henry L. Stimson Center (Stimson Center) was awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to conduct programs enhancing the digital presence and dissemination of South Korean civil society organizations' research on North Korean human rights. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which supports achieving U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Through this...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to Stichting Radio Zamaneh under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) federal grant program. The two-year award running from August 2022 to August 2024 will support Radio Zamaneh's efforts to fully recognize the rights and individual agency of people living with disabilities and better provide for their full participation in society through targeted...