Project Grant SMO55514GR010

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to The Other Foundation to support expanding space for LGBTI human rights activism and activist protection in Southern Africa. The grant was awarded on August 19, 2022 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor program (CFDA 19.345). Through this two-year project concluding on August 30, 2024, The Other Foundation will deliver targeted programs to address human...

This Project Grant award of $2,000,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047) will enable the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-U.S. (ISD-US), a woman-owned non-profit organization, to implement a 3-year initiative to strengthen community-based efforts to prevent and respond to hate crimes and incidents in five U.S. cities. Key activities include: Hosting an inaugural capacity-building workshop for...

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...

This $397,485 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support community-led efforts to protect human rights and promote inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals in Central America. Iniciativa Latinoamericana POR LOS Datos Abiertos (Ilda) will partner with five Central American LGBTQ+-led organizations to enhance their ability to gather and analyze data on acts of discrimination and hate crimes against LGBTQ+ persons. Ilda and the local...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Research and Evaluation (CFDA 16.026) program provides $496,834 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop and pilot test a prevention approach tailored for sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) and their caregivers to address adolescent relationship abuse disparities. The project aims to co-design an intervention with SGDY, caregivers, and community leaders informed by theories...

This $180,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) aims to implement and evaluate an intergroup intervention (the VOICES model) to improve police-community relationships. The project will investigate whether the VOICES intervention, which facilitates dialogue between police and community members, can reduce negative...

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...

The Guyana Rainbow Foundation Inc. (GuyBow) received a $243,130 project grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) to provide training and income generation opportunities for lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queer women in Guyana. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to strengthen the socioeconomic conditions and disaster resilience of vulnerable LBTQ communities in Guyana through September 2024. As part of its commitment to community-led...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $999,428 Project Grant under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047) to Mediators Beyond Borders, International, on behalf of the Trust Network. The project aims to help communities understand, address, and heal from hate speech and hate crimes. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying 10 dispute resolution centers in high-risk "corridors of hate" in...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.047 Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to Nonviolent Peaceforce to implement a 3-year initiative addressing hate crimes against Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and LGBTQ+ communities in San Diego County, California. The project aims to strengthen the community safety ecosystem and build intersectional capacity and solidarity to prevent and respond to hate crimes and incidents. Key activities...