Project Grant SMO55514GR001

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $2.5 million cooperative agreement to the Democracy Works Foundation to build the capacity of Angolan civil society to champion democratic governance and contribute to credible local government elections from September 2022 through September 2024. Under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345), the Foundation will provide training and technical...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $363,290 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Alternativas Y Capacidades AC in Mexico. The grant will support the grantee's efforts to train and mentor young people in developing plans, policies, and solutions to increase civic participation and empower youth to advocate for issues affecting their communities. Specifically, Alternativas Y Capacidades AC will mobilize and build the leadership skills of...

The Fondo Semillas, A.C. received a $310,400 three-year Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation to provide small grants and capacity building support to women-led grassroots organizations in Mexico. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen bonds of friendship and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fondo Semillas will award grants to organizations working with underserved populations including migrants. Grantee...

The Centre For Population Health Initiatives received a $400,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support efforts to enhance protections for LGBTQI+ communities in Nigeria through sensitizing state and local police forces to vulnerable populations and ensuring their rights are protected. The project aims to promote strong democratic norms including the advancement of...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), provides $2,025,409.00 to the East-West Management Institute, Inc. (EWMI) to implement the "Civil Society Resilience (CSR) Activity" in Cambodia. The project aims to: Undertake analyses of the legal and enabling environment and support capacity development activities to benefit civil society organizations (CSOs)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $247,200 to strengthen civil society organizations in Albania. Funded under the CFDA program "AEECA/ESF PD Programs" which supports civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, the award aims to make Albanian CSOs more effective, efficient and influential actors through December 2023. The awardee, a miscellaneous foreign entity, will work with...

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 Civil Society Anti-Impunity Initiative in El Salvador, funded through a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), intends to build accountability in El Salvador through civil society legal action, civic education, and strategic communications from September 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Cristosal, Inc. will deliver products and services...

The Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) awarded a $5,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to enable HIAS Inc., a global non-profit organization, to provide vital services supporting refugees, migrants, and vulnerable local populations in Ecuador. The award funds activities across multiple sectors including protection, self-reliance, access to rights, and freedom from violence to...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $395,100 under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Federacion Red Argentina para la Cooperacion Internacional (RACI) to support activities of the Latin America and Caribbean Hub for Innovation for Change (I4C LAC) network from February 18, 2022 through August 18, 2024. I4C LAC, of which RACI is a founding member, is a network of civil society organizations from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries....