Project Grant USIP190420035

The Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs awarded a $340,105 cooperative agreement to Generations For Peace under the Public Diplomacy Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.040). The agreement aims to enhance media professionals' awareness of competencies in media ethics, critical thinking skills, conflict sensitivity, gender sensitivity, and peacebuilding principles through training and related services. To be performed in Jordan from September 15, 2021 through July 15, 2022, the...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $296,792 under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501) to the Shaoor Foundation For Education And Awareness. The award will replicate the Critical Thinking Forum model at the International Islamic University Islamabad and establish new Critical Thinking Forums at two all-women universities in Pakistan. The grantee will train faculty at both universities to administer...

The United States Institute of Peace awarded a $127,800 Project Grant to the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research to support the delivery of services under the REINVIGORATING MULTILATERAL CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING project from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. Under this award, the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research will provide analysis and policy recommendations to strengthen international cooperation and multilateral approaches for...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $349,494 cooperative agreement to the Peace And Education Foundation of Pakistan to build the capacity of religious and women media influencers to counter extremist ideologies and promote peace from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024. This award supports the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan program (CFDA 19.501), which provides resources through English language instruction, computer training, and...

This Project Grant award from the United States Institute of Peace provides $149,721 to American University to support research on "WHOSE PEACE? HOW LOCAL-GLOBAL NETWORKS SHAPE THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF MULTILATERAL CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS" from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant is funded through the Priority Grant Competition program under the Conflict Management and Mitigation Assistance program (CFDA #91.005), which aims to increase the...

The Global Peace Foundation was awarded a $399,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The grant supports a 3-year project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 focused on reducing community tensions and enhancing resilience against hate crimes and incidents, with a particular focus on Black and African immigrant populations in Maryland's Prince Georges,...

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 University of Denver will receive a two-year, $120,508 project grant from the United States Institute of Peace to evaluate United Nations-African Union special political missions for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The grant was awarded on April 1, 2022 under the Priority Grant Competition program of the USIP, which provides funding to nonprofit organizations through CFDA #91.005 to increase the breadth and depth of the Institute's peacebuilding work. As the awardee, the University of...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $299,992 cooperative agreement to Creative Learning, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The one-year award will capitalize on an existing research network in Pakistan to inform programmatic interventions addressing preventing and countering violent extremism from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, Creative Learning will...

The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) awarded a $460,000 Cooperative Agreement under its Priority Grant Competition program (CFDA 91.005) to Eye Media Group LLC in Sterling, VA. The grant, with a performance period from August 16, 2024 to July 31, 2025, is intended to support "Fostering Media Freedom in Afghanistan through Unrestricted Reporting". The USIP Priority Grant Competition program provides funding for nonprofit organizations to conduct research, analysis, and practical...