Project Grant SLMAQM19GR2167

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $680,640 project grant to Corporacion Participacion Ciudadana Ecuador under the Economic Statecraft federal grant program (CFDA 19.322) to extend efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the administration of the Amazon Regional Funds and promote sustainability and local/indigenous support of extractive industries in Ecuador from September 2022 through September 2024. Specifically, the grant will support...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to enhance regional knowledge regarding corruption and capacity to address corruption through judicial vetting, country corruption scorecards, and capacity building in Ecuador from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As part of the award, $50,000 was provided to México...

This $2,800,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is for the "Fostering Accountability Through Investigative Reporting (FAIR) Activity" project under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The 5-year project, with a period of performance from November 12, 2024 to November 11, 2029, aims to promote press freedoms and combat disinformation in Ecuador. The awardee, Fundacion Andina...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $304,750 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) Project Grant to Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano De Cooperacion Para El Desarrollo (FECD) to deliver capacity building and digital connectivity services to community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives in Ecuador's Napo Province from July 2021 through July 2024. FECD will train representatives of these groups in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision,...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $815,255 project grant to Grupo Faro of Ecuador under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program. The two-year grant runs from January 2021 through March 2023 and aims to strengthen civil society in Ecuador by funding products and services delivered by Grupo Faro. As the largest non-profit in Ecuador focused on citizen participation, democratic governance and human rights, Grupo Faro will leverage its...

This Project Grant award from the Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), seeks to strengthen fiscal transparency in Burundi. The $100,000 award, made on October 2, 2023, will fund efforts to promote citizen participation in financial debates, conduct sensitization campaigns, strengthen audit institutions, and develop and disseminate key budgetary documents. The project aims to advance democratic processes and promote strong...

The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded $185,685.80 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Fundacion De Las Americas Para El Desarrollo for a project grant beginning September 1, 2021 through July 1, 2022. The project grant funding will support opportunities for teenagers of African descent and/or Indigenous populations from underprivileged backgrounds in Ecuador to expand their horizons. Specifically, the funding will enable...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $325,000 cooperative agreement to Deloitte & Touche to fund an anti-corruption forensic audit of PRC-funded infrastructure projects in Zambia. This award falls under the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs CFDA program. ESF funds support economic and political foreign policy goals through grants for a variety of purposes. This particular award will leverage forensic auditing expertise to...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $628,000 Project Grant under the Economic Statecraft federal grant program (CFDA 19.322) to the Financial Services Volunteer Corps to strengthen budget transparency and public financial management reforms in Mauritania from September 2022 through September 2024. The grant will build the capacity of civil society organizations to analyze and advocate for increased budget transparency by training them to scrutinize budgets and audit...

This $185,138.14 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Latin America and Caribbean Regional Program (CFDA 15.640) aims to reduce threats to the critical ecosystems of the Podocarpus-Yacuri Connectivity Corridor (CCPY) in southern Ecuador. Key activities include: (1) establishing two technical conservation-focused working groups to support CCPY governance, (2) training local stakeholders to produce biodiversity data for decision-making, (3) training and equipping...