Project Grant SLMAQM10GR566

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 $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 $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 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 East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $349,420 cooperative agreement to the Northern Nevada International Center from October 1, 2021 to February 28, 2023 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The cooperative agreement will support a two-way young climate activists exchange program between the United States and South Korea to strengthen cooperation and alliances on climate issues. The program aims to inform and influence...

The National Democratic Institute will use $500,000 in funding from the Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor to strengthen the capacity of independent civil society groups in Cuba. The award, made under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345), will support efforts by these groups to advance civil and political rights on the island and increase accountability of Cuban officials for human rights violations and...

The Foundation For International Understanding Through Students, Inc. (Fiuts) received a $112,189 cooperative agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to provide summer intensive English courses for four weeks for ten defector students in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and expand relationships between people to support U.S. foreign policy goals....

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Middlebury College $399,199 under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) cooperative agreement program to build partner capacity in countering proliferation and sanctions evasion activities by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The period of performance for this award is from December 10, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, Middlebury College will deliver...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $101,498 Cooperative Agreement to the Northern Nevada International Center to implement an exchange program connecting U.S. and Korean climate activists. The goal of the 13-month project, running from September 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024, is to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and joint efforts in addressing climate change and building a sustainable future between the two countries. As part of the Department of...

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...