Project Grant SLMAQM19GR2348

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Komuniteti Mysliman I Shqiperise to build capacities and skills among young people to prevent and counter extremism and radicalization in Albania. The grant was awarded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs) and will support related civil society and democracy building public diplomacy efforts from...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Komuniteti Mysliman I Shqiperise to build capacities and skills among young people to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization in Albania. The grant was awarded under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia/European Stability Initiative Public Diplomacy Programs, CFDA 19.900) and will support programming from October 1, 2021 through September...

The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) will deliver training and resources to address hate crimes through a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2022 under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). Over a three-year period concluding September 30, 2025, ICSVE will train law enforcement, community stakeholders, and victim...

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 Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $295,020 project grant to the International Center For The Study Of Violent Extremism on September 18, 2022 under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132). The grant will support the Center's work countering violent extremism by raising local community awareness of the signs that someone may be escalating towards violence or terrorism and of the threats of targeted violence and terrorism. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded The Washington University a $318,469 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to conduct collaborative research on interpersonal pathways to radicalization and deradicalization from May 15, 2023 to April 30, 2025. The university will analyze social media data from seven platforms to examine how extremist leaders radicalize followers through informational and affective interpersonal communication. It will...

Justice Innovation Inc. will provide youth violence prevention services and programs under a $926,299 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The award will support the Newark Community Solutions-Youth Violence Prevention project to develop coordinated community and justice system responses to violence impacting youth in Newark, New Jersey. Key deliverables include convening a multidisciplinary planning team to inform...

Through a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program), Youthpower365 will implement the Family-Centered Youth Violence Prevention Program. This project aims to deepen the existing partnerships between the Eagle County School District, Youthpower365, and Mountain Youth to expand and enhance youth violence prevention strategies. Key activities will include hiring a...

The Community Collective for Youth and Family Resilience and Violence Prevention (CCYFR) project will deliver evidence-based interventions and programs to help families impacted by violence in Boulder and Broomfield counties, Colorado. Funded by a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818), the University of Colorado will lead a...

The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY) will provide trauma-informed care and violence prevention services to middle school students in Austin, Texas through a $750,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The award period is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under the STOP School Violence Program, CARY will enhance its PeaceROX program at three Austin Independent School District middle schools serving...