The U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $443,375 Cooperative Agreement to Partnersglobal, a non-profit organization, to implement online and in-person training programs in Ghana. The goal was to increase the capacity of youth, community leaders, and young professionals to resolve and de-escalate community conflicts, thereby reducing the risk of extremist violence. This award was made under the Regional Peace and Security program (CFDA 19.979), which supports...
The Bringing Unity, Integrity, Legitimacy, and Democracy (BUILD) cooperative agreement from the United States Agency for International Development East Africa Regional Program (USAID - OM) aims to support peaceful political processes in Somalia through a variety of subgrants. Subgrantees such as Consilient LIMITED Company, HLDI, Rift Valley Research LIMITED, International Republican Institute, M2A, BBC Media Action, and the Electoral Institute For Sustainable Democracy In Africa (EISA) work on...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $319,874 Cooperative Agreement to the International Institute Of Humanitarian Law to provide capacity-building on refugee protection, internal displacement, and statelessness for government officials in Italy. This award is funded through the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities (CFDA 19.522) which supports contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $3,250,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225) to the Institute for Security Studies, a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of civil society engaged in South Africa's security sector. The goal is to achieve better outcomes for security providers and the citizens they serve. The project will run from September 28, 2023 to March 31, 2025. The Institute for Security Studies...
The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $442,400 cooperative agreement to Specified Nonprofit Organization Accept International to build comprehensive resilience towards violent extremism in southern and central Somalia. 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 as well as strengthening relationships between the U.S. and other nations. Accept...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to the International Rescue Committee, Inc. to support the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517) from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. Under this cooperative agreement, the International Rescue Committee will work to improve health status and protection for refugees and host communities in the Hagadera refugee camp located in the Dadaab refugee...
Hias Inc. will provide $2 million in social protection and resilience services addressing gender-based violence and mental health in eastern Chad under a FY22 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration. The award will fund assistance through August 31, 2022 contributing to basic needs and specialized services for refugees and conflict victims across Africa as part of the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517). Services...
The USAID awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement to World Vision Inc. under the agency's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The award will support activities to strengthen humanitarian capacity in South Sudan from February 2021 through August 2023. World Vision will work to improve self-reliance and sustainability for local organizations providing humanitarian assistance in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan. This will be accomplished through organizational capacity...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to Save the Children Federation, Inc. to improve wellbeing among refugees and host communities in Gambella and Dollo Ado camps in Ethiopia from September 2022 through September 2023. Funded under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517), which provides basic needs assistance to refugees across the African continent, the award will support integrated child...
The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the International Rescue Committee, Inc. to improve the resilience of refugees, internally displaced persons, and host communities to shocks through livelihoods and gender-based violence prevention and response assistance in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. The award will contribute to basic needs and specialized assistance under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa...