Project Grant SMZ50020GR0069

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 Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Masc Foundation for the period of October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024 under the Regional Peace and Security federal grant program (CFDA 19.979). The award will focus on institutional strengthening of civil society organizations and community groups in Mozambique through grantmaking and capacity building activities. This is intended to significantly improve their quality and enhance their...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $149,983 Project Grant to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees through the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The goal of this two-year award is to strengthen the capacity and reduce barriers to participation of persons with disabilities and electoral actors in Mozambique. The Africa Regional Democracy Fund supports democratic processes and promotes strong democratic norms including civil and political rights, freedom of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $950,000 in funding to strengthen the capacity of the Comptroller General's Office in Paraguay to enforce conflict of interest regulations and combat corruption. The project will be carried out by the non-profit organization Centro De Estudios Ambientales Y Sociales (CEAMSO-Paraguay) over a 3-year period from May...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), provides $422,303.00 to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to expand virtual hearing rooms with appropriate technical training, promote citizen behavior change, and expand community outreach interventions in Angola. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to advance civil and political rights,...

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 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 federal Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance Program (CFDA 98.001) will support the establishment of an Electoral Reform Implementing Mechanism in Mozambique. The award was made on September 16, 2024 to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), a non-profit organization based in Stockholm, Sweden that promotes sustainable democracy globally. Through...

The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO) awarded a $2,466,250 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.121 - Conflict and Stabilization Operations) to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to build social cohesion between at-risk groups in northern Ghana and northern Cote d'Ivoire. The award aims to improve equitable access to livelihoods in communities hosting refugees and asylum seekers in these regions. This 12-month award, which replaces a prior grant, will...