Project Grant SPK33022GR0088

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $202,800 project grant to Empower Peace, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The purpose of this grant is to identify and train promising young women leaders ages 18 to 25 years old in Pakistan in leadership development, gender equity, and personal growth through a country-specific Women's Workshop program. The one-year project period runs from...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $1,610,705 cooperative agreement to Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. to support the economic empowerment of Afghan women through scholarships for pre-undergraduate and undergraduate education. The award is being administered under the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) federal grant program (CFDA 19.801), which promotes the empowerment of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy through...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to Women For Afghan Women Inc. (WAW) in partnership with Connect NYC. The award supports efforts to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services targeted at adult and youth Muslim survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New York. Key...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Asian University for Women (Auw) Support Foundation, Inc. under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will provide a liberal arts and sciences university education and human rights leadership training to ten Pakistani women from unserved and marginalized communities at AuW. The training will be delivered from...

The Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues awarded a $2.96 million cooperative agreement to the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Inc. to support the Leadership of Local Women Including Young Women and Other Historically Marginalized Group in Preventing, Resolving, and Recovering from Conflict, Violent Extremism (VE) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is Amplified and Sustained program. This program, funded under the Office of Global Women's Issues' CFDA #19.801 program, will...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Heart Women & Girls of Chicago, IL under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program. The two-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support Heart Women & Girls in delivering technical assistance services to build effective partnerships with the Muslim faith community. The OVW Technical Assistance Initiative aims to provide critical...

The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Centre D’insertion DES Filles En Deperdition Scolaire under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund program (CFDA 19.225). The grant will support the organization's EMPOWERING CHADIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The project aims to advance civil and political rights as well as freedom of expression, association, and access to information for women and girls in Chad,...

The Asiyah Women's Center Inc. received a $599,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The award will be used to develop and implement targeted outreach strategies and victim services for adult and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian, and other BIPOC...

This Project Grant award, valued at $597,742, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The grant aims to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services targeted at 300 Muslim victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Key project activities include: Customizing and delivering...

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...