Project Grant SLMAQM14GR014

This federal Project Grant award of $125,000 from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports a two-year initiative by the local non-profit organization Fundacion Familias Saludables (FAMISAL) in Bolivia. The project aims to break the cycle of violence in families and promote the safety and well-being of women and children in the municipality of Tinquipaya. Key activities include conducting training on alternatives to violence,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the grassroots organization Foro Ciudadano Articulacion de Mujeres por la Equidad de Genero e Igualdad (FORO AMUPEI) in the municipality of Oruro, Bolivia. The grant supports community-led efforts to promote respect for civic and human rights, and reduce violence against women and other marginalized groups. FORO AMUPEI is providing training and education,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Asociación Las Pregoneras (Pregoneras), a women-led community organization in Lima, Peru, to combat gender-based violence and address physical, psychological, and sexual violence in public schools. The grant, provided under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), supports Pregoneras' efforts to forge local alliances, launch violence prevention campaigns, and provide mental health care for women and youth. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $740,740 Project Grant to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. to deliver products and services under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will support efforts from August 2, 2022 to January 31, 2024 to improve civil society-led efforts to reduce gender-based violence in La Paz Department, Bolivia. This will allow women from all...

Through a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888), Casa Juana Coln, Apoyo Y Orientacin a la Mujer, Inc. (CASA JUANA COLN) will serve children and youth ages 11-18 in Comero, Puerto Rico over a 36-month project period. The funding supports CASA JUANA COLN's...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $600,600 Project Grant to Agencia De Desarrollo Estrategico Local De Santa Rosa De Copan (ADELSAR) to address violence against women and promote economic opportunities in Honduras from May 2022 to May 2025. This grant is being administered under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support community-led approaches for reducing violence, advancing human rights, and unlocking public and private resources for grassroots...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will support comprehensive, community-based efforts by Solo POR Hoy, a woman-owned non-profit organization in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Over a 36-month period, the funding will enable Solo POR Hoy, in...

Through a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888), the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) to Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. This 36-month grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. to: 1) expand a youth-led dating violence prevention program and establish a cohort of youth peer...

Through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, Latin Women In Action will provide $495,000 in culturally relevant services to Hispanic victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the Chicago area over a 4-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Key services include counseling, therapy, medical and legal advocacy, immigration assistance,...